Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 11:20 AM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western 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 5:00 pm EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Matong (34.7678°S, 146.9193°E, 171m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the early afternoon. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.
Forecast for Matong (34.7678°S, 146.9193°E, 171m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 7° 7° 9° 5° 9° 12° Maximum 25° 23° 25° 21° 24° 29° 26° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 30% 5% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 22
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW W W NW WNW SSE WNW Relative humidity 57% 34% 53% 27% 50% 24% 56% 21% 36% 16% 26% 12% 37% 25% Dew point 12°C 7°C 5°C 3°C 6°C 2°C 5°C -4°C 0°C -4°C -1°C -4°C 5°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Matong (34.7678°S, 146.9193°E, 171m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:39am EDT 6:06am EDT 7:49pm EDT 8:17pm EDT 11:21pm EDT 7:45am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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