Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, 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
Issued at 10:48 AM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, 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
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower 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 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Megalong (33.7041°S, 150.2462°E, 623m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely at night. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h.
Forecast for Megalong (33.7041°S, 150.2462°E, 623m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 5° 6° 7° 9° 9° 10° Maximum 24° 11° 17° 19° 20° 21° 23° Chance of rain 80% 60% 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High High High High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)4
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
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(km/h)5
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(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W WSW WSW SSW WSW SE N E NNE E N E Relative humidity 72% 57% 85% 82% 70% 53% 77% 55% 88% 62% 89% 60% 78% 52% Dew point 11°C 13°C 4°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 7°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Megalong (33.7041°S, 150.2462°E, 623m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:41am EDT 7:06am EDT 7:03pm EDT 7:28pm EDT 2:51pm EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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