Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:36 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers, and southerly winds are expected during Thursday night and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands and Upper Western forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Marrar (34.8237°S, 147.3502°E, 283m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the E in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 20.
Forecast for Marrar (34.8237°S, 147.3502°E, 283m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 7° 8° 10° 13° 14° 16° Maximum 19° 21° 24° 27° 28° 31° 31° Chance of rain 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 30
(km/h)34
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
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(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
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(km/h)12
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(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SW SW E WNW E NNE E NE E N ENE N Relative humidity 87% 48% 65% 40% 75% 37% 76% 35% 73% 32% 68% 31% 61% 33% Dew point 8°C 6°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Marrar (34.8237°S, 147.3502°E, 283m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:53am EDT 7:18am EDT 7:13pm EDT 7:38pm EDT 3:57pm EDT 12:42am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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