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
Pine Lodge (35.6986°S, 145.4979°E, 106m 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 Pine Lodge (35.6986°S, 145.4979°E, 106m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 7° 8° 9° 13° 15° 17° Maximum 20° 24° 25° 27° 30° 32° 32° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 33
(km/h)35
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)7
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
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(km/h)15
(km/h)15
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(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW SSE N E ENE ENE NE NE N NNE NW Relative humidity 68% 37% 75% 44% 79% 39% 73% 36% 63% 34% 54% 34% 58% 35% Dew point 7°C 5°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 12°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pine Lodge (35.6986°S, 145.4979°E, 106m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:00am EDT 7:26am EDT 7:20pm EDT 7:46pm EDT 4:07pm EDT 12:47am 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
