Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:35 PM EST on Wednesday 13 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures and southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Snowy Mountains 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 pm EST Wednesday.
Forecast
Perisher Valley (36.4098°S, 148.4043°E, 1792m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of morning fog. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds.
Forecast for Perisher Valley (36.4098°S, 148.4043°E, 1792m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum -6° -4° -3° -6° -5° -5° -5° Maximum 6° 4° 0° -1° 0° 3° 5° Chance of rain 5% 90% 90% 90% 80% 90% 20% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Severe Severe Severe Severe Severe Severe Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 6
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction SE E NW WNW WNW W WNW WNW SW SSW SSE SE N W Relative humidity 77% 60% 69% 73% 86% 78% 86% 87% 86% 82% 87% 77% 73% 62% Dew point -3°C -2°C -3°C -2°C -4°C -5°C -5°C -5°C -5°C -4°C -3°C -2°C -4°C -3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Perisher Valley (36.4098°S, 148.4043°E, 1792m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:24am EST 6:51am EST 5:32pm EST 5:58pm EST 11:04pm EST 9:18am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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