Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:51 PM EST on Saturday 11 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Saturday.
Forecast
Maffra (36.5027°S, 149.0806°E, 897m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers about the alpine peaks, slight chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1400 metres. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Maffra (36.5027°S, 149.0806°E, 897m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 4° 6° 5° 5° 6° 8° 4° Maximum 10° 14° 15° 17° 17° 12° 11° Chance of rain 10% 10% 5% 10% 10% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate High High High Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 23
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW WSW W SW NNW WSW NNW W WSW SW SW SW Relative humidity 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Dew point -30°C -29°C -29°C -26°C -29°C -24°C -28°C -24°C -27°C -24°C -28°C -27°C -30°C -28°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Maffra (36.5027°S, 149.0806°E, 897m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:01am EST 6:27am EST 5:42pm EST 6:08pm EST 12:21am EST 2:50pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
