Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:56 AM EST on Sunday 12 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures and westerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. Showers are also expected during Sunday in the Snowy Mountains forecast district. 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
Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds W/SW 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 20.
Forecast for Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 2° 2° 3° 2° 3° 5° 1° Maximum 11° 15° 18° 18° 19° 18° 17° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Slight High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 32
(km/h)33
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)28
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SW SW SW WSW SW SW WSW W WSW WSW S SSW Relative humidity 75% 53% 79% 55% 74% 47% 71% 48% 63% 43% 65% 43% 62% 40% Dew point 3°C 1°C 5°C 5°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 4°C 3°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:58am EST 6:23am EST 5:46pm EST 6:11pm EST 12:28am EST 2:43pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
