Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 11:22 PM EDT on Monday 13 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rainfall and westerly winds are expected during Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands and South West Slopes forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.
Forecast
Ridgeway (35.3333°S, 149.25°E, 587m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Areas of frost in the early morning. The chance of fog in the NW in the early morning. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h turning W 25 to 40 km/h during the morning then tending NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 2 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22.
Forecast for Ridgeway (35.3333°S, 149.25°E, 587m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 2° 3° 5° 11° 5° 6° 13° Maximum 22° 26° 27° 26° 21° 26° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 20% 5% 5% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High High Very High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Nil Slight Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 14
(km/h)30
(km/h)6
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)33
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)37
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WNW NNW NW NW NNW WNW NE N NNW NW NNW NW Relative humidity 51% 30% 61% 28% 59% 26% 57% 31% 59% 31% 65% 31% 48% 29% Dew point 2°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 5°C 10°C 6°C 4°C 1°C 8°C 7°C 11°C 10°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 5:57am EDT 6:23am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:42pm EDT 2:22am EDT 12:02pm EDT 
3rd quarter
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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Rain for next 7 days
