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
Penarie (34.4071°S, 143.6097°E, 66m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h turning S 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 20s.
Forecast for Penarie (34.4071°S, 143.6097°E, 66m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 11° 12° 14° 16° 20° 19° Maximum 19° 21° 24° 27° 31° 32° 30° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High Very High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 30
(km/h)31
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW SSE S E ENE ENE NNE NNE NNW S W Relative humidity 63% 32% 74% 48% 81% 41% 69% 29% 55% 22% 46% 25% 56% 33% Dew point 5°C 2°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 7°C 9°C 6°C 10°C 9°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Penarie (34.4071°S, 143.6097°E, 66m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:09am EDT 7:34am EDT 7:28pm EDT 7:54pm EDT 4:12pm EDT 1:00am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
