Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:30 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers, and southerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the 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 and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands and Upper Western 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 Friday.
Forecast
Paynters Siding (34.6833°S, 146.5167°E, 157m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the SE, becoming less likely in the early afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S/SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 20.
Forecast for Paynters Siding (34.6833°S, 146.5167°E, 157m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 7° 8° 10° 14° 17° 19° Maximum 19° 22° 25° 28° 30° 32° 33° Chance of rain 50% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High Very High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating 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 31
(km/h)36
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SW SSW ENE E ENE NE ENE NE NE N NNE NW Relative humidity 76% 41% 69% 39% 78% 34% 72% 30% 64% 27% 56% 24% 53% 24% Dew point 7°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 12°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Paynters Siding (34.6833°S, 146.5167°E, 157m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:57am EDT 7:22am EDT 7:16pm EDT 7:42pm EDT 3:59pm EDT 12:47am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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