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
Sassafras (35.0819°S, 150.2249°E, 729m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h turning W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26.
Forecast for Sassafras (35.0819°S, 150.2249°E, 729m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 4° 6° 9° 15° 7° 8° 16° Maximum 21° 24° 26° 25° 18° 24° 27° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 60% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 14
(km/h)22
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W NNW NW NNW NW NW W ENE ENE NNW NW NW NW Relative humidity 47% 29% 58% 23% 57% 23% 52% 44% 62% 40% 58% 29% 40% 32% Dew point 2°C 2°C 6°C 2°C 9°C 4°C 11°C 11°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 5°C 9°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Sassafras (35.0819°S, 150.2249°E, 729m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:54am EDT 6:19am EDT 7:13pm EDT 7:39pm EDT 2:18am EDT 11:59am EDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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