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 03:04 AM EDT on Tuesday 14 October 2025
Warnings for Monday 13 October
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
Rocky Plain (36.2268°S, 148.673°E, 1120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Areas of frost in the early morning. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the early morning then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Rocky Plain (36.2268°S, 148.673°E, 1120m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 3° 3° 6° 13° 3° 6° 15° Maximum 14° 20° 19° 18° 15° 19° 20° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 10% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Nil Nil Moderate Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 17
(km/h)23
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)32
(km/h)5
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)36
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W NW WNW NNW WNW WNW W S SSE NW NW NW NW Relative humidity 22% 33% 46% 21% 37% 25% 47% 33% 58% 29% 36% 30% 40% 45% Dew point -11°C -2°C 0°C -3°C 0°C -1°C 5°C 1°C -1°C -3°C 0°C 1°C 5°C 8°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:55am EDT 6:21am EDT 7:19pm EDT 7:46pm EDT 2:26am EDT 12:01pm 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
