Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:51 PM EST on Saturday 11 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, 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 Saturday.
Forecast
Rocky Plain (36.2268°S, 148.673°E, 1120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers about the alpine peaks, slight chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1400 metres. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Rocky Plain (36.2268°S, 148.673°E, 1120m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 3° 3° 4° 5° 6° 7° 2° Maximum 7° 12° 13° 14° 13° 11° 9° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Slight Slight Slight Nil Nil Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW WSW W SSW WNW W WNW W WSW WSW SW SSW Relative humidity 62% 57% 68% 52% 68% 43% 68% 45% 62% 49% 61% 45% 57% 48% Dew point -2°C -2°C 2°C 2°C 3°C 1°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 2°C 2°C -1°C -2°C -1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rocky Plain (36.2268°S, 148.673°E, 1120m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:01am EST 6:27am EST 5:43pm EST 6:09pm EST 12:23am EST 2:50pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
