Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:36 AM EST on Sunday 31 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures and westerly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, 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 am EST Sunday.
Forecast
McAlister (34.45°S, 149.5666°E, 905m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Areas of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 3 and zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 15.
Forecast for McAlister (34.45°S, 149.5666°E, 905m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 0° 2° 3° 4° 3° 4° 8° Maximum 12° 12° 13° 12° 14° 16° 16° Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 5% 5% 30% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk High Moderate Slight Slight Slight Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 13
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NW W W WSW N WNW WNW W WNW W NNW NW NNW NW Relative humidity 71% 57% 74% 52% 77% 51% 60% 55% 62% 50% 54% 43% 60% 56% Dew point 1°C 4°C 3°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 3°C 3°C 4°C 5°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for McAlister (34.45°S, 149.5666°E, 905m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:57am EST 6:22am EST 5:41pm EST 6:06pm EST 10:14am EST 12:26am EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
