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 04:18 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 Riverina and Snowy Mountains forecast districts and parts of the South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, 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 11:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Merton Vale (35.9333°S, 146.1916°E, 133m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the E, becoming less likely this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SE in the morning and early afternoon. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.
Forecast for Merton Vale (35.9333°S, 146.1916°E, 133m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 15° 9° 8° 9° 6° 9° 9° Maximum 19° 19° 21° 18° 22° 24° 24° Chance of rain 60% 5% 30% 20% 5% 10% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 19
(km/h)33
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)7
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)25
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SW SW WSW W WSW WSW WNW W NW WNW SW W Relative humidity 69% 50% 58% 39% 59% 29% 63% 28% 46% 25% 48% 23% 46% 24% Dew point 12°C 8°C 6°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 5°C 0°C 2°C 1°C 4°C 2°C 4°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merton Vale (35.9333°S, 146.1916°E, 133m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:37am EDT 6:05am EDT 7:52pm EDT 8:20pm EDT 11:27pm EDT 7:41am 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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