Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:44 PM EDT on Tuesday 14 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rainfall and northwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the Southern Tablelands and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands and South West Slopes forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands and South West Slopes forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Ridgeway (35.3333°S, 149.25°E, 587m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Patches of frost in the early morning. The chance of fog in the E in the early morning. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 3 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Ridgeway (35.3333°S, 149.25°E, 587m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 3° 5° 11° 6° 5° 11° 14° Maximum 26° 28° 26° 22° 25° 31° 24° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 5% 5% 5% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Slight Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 6
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)34
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)29
(km/h)20
(km/h)37
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction NW NNW NW NW NW WNW ENE N NNW NW NNW NW NNW NW Relative humidity 62% 29% 58% 25% 63% 31% 64% 29% 67% 32% 54% 31% 59% 39% Dew point 6°C 5°C 7°C 5°C 12°C 6°C 6°C 2°C 8°C 6°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ridgeway (35.3333°S, 149.25°E, 587m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:56am EDT 6:21am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:43pm EDT 3:05am EDT 1:11pm EDT 
Waning crescent
Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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