Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 05:19 PM EST on Tuesday 09 September 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers, and southwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday evening. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower Western 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 Tuesday.
Forecast
Tenterfield (29.0417°S, 152.0213°E, 832m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h becoming NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then turning W in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 24.
Forecast for Tenterfield (29.0417°S, 152.0213°E, 832m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 13° 5° 4° 6° 6° 6° 8° Maximum 17° 12° 15° 15° 17° 18° 19° Chance of rain 90% 10% 30% 20% 30% 10% 20% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High High High High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)22
(km/h)33
(km/h)29
(km/h)6
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)5
(km/h)4
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W WSW SE E E N NE W NW WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 67% 76% 74% 58% 59% 48% 68% 47% 66% 42% 58% 40% 52% 45% Dew point 10°C 13°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 4°C 7°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tenterfield (29.0417°S, 152.0213°E, 832m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:33am EST 5:57am EST 5:42pm EST 6:05pm EST 8:25pm EST 7:11am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 -
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