Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains forecast districts
Issued at 04:26 PM EDT on Saturday 17 January 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southeasterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains 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 EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Royalla (35.5126°S, 149.1522°E, 800m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers in the E, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SE 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 23.
Forecast for Royalla (35.5126°S, 149.1522°E, 800m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 12° 12° 13° 11° 11° 12° 14° Maximum 22° 24° 25° 27° 30° 32° 34° Chance of rain 20% 20% 20% 5% 10% 40% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)25
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SSE ESE ESE ENE ENE NNE ENE NNE Relative humidity 70% 54% 62% 46% 64% 42% 59% 28% 60% 26% 60% 28% 60% 26% Dew point 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 10°C 14°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Royalla (35.5126°S, 149.1522°E, 800m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:38am EDT 6:07am EDT 8:21pm EDT 8:49pm EDT 5:01am EDT 8:13pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days