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
Porters Retreat (33.9834°S, 149.7824°E, 1120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the S, high chance elsewhere. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h turning SW in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 17.
Forecast for Porters Retreat (33.9834°S, 149.7824°E, 1120m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 4° 4° 6° 8° 9° 11° 12° Maximum 8° 16° 19° 20° 20° 22° 22° Chance of rain 90% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 23
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)5
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(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)5
(km/h)4
(km/h)5
(km/h)3
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(km/h)Wind direction W WSW SSW SW ESE NNW E ENE ENE NE ENE NW NW SW Relative humidity 94% 91% 70% 42% 72% 42% 81% 45% 84% 46% 77% 43% 65% 44% Dew point 3°C 5°C 3°C 3°C 6°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Porters Retreat (33.9834°S, 149.7824°E, 1120m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:44am EDT 7:08am EDT 7:03pm EDT 7:28pm EDT 3:43pm EDT 12:37am 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
