Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 11:16 PM EDT on Monday 01 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains forecast districts and parts of the Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter and North West Slopes & Plains forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Hunter and North West Slopes & Plains forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.
Forecast
Merriangaah (36.8187°S, 149.0426°E, 700m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost about the ranges in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower near the Victorian border in the morning and early afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Merriangaah (36.8187°S, 149.0426°E, 700m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 5° 3° 8° 13° 15° 7° 7° Maximum 12° 23° 26° 27° 27° 15° 22° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 10% 70% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Slight Moderate Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)20
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW NNW W NNW WNW NNW NW NW WNW SW SW NW WSW Relative humidity 75% 51% 62% 32% 45% 24% 36% 22% 40% 39% 65% 39% 54% 34% Dew point 5°C 3°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 4°C 8°C 4°C 10°C 10°C 4°C 1°C 7°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merriangaah (36.8187°S, 149.0426°E, 700m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:07am EDT 5:38am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:40pm EDT 5:02pm EDT 3:05am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
