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 10:53 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. 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 5:00 am EST Wednesday.
Forecast
Thredbo (36.4936°S, 148.2874°E, 1923m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. Snow falling above 1200 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm about the ranges in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending S/SE in the evening.
Forecast for Thredbo (36.4936°S, 148.2874°E, 1923m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum -4° -5° -7° -4° -2° -1° 0° Maximum -2° -2° 1° 4° 3° 5° 5° Chance of rain 90% 90% 50% 30% 20% 80% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 20-40mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate High High High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Severe Severe Severe Severe Severe Severe High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 14
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE S SSW WSW W WNW WNW NW NW NNW NNW NW NW Relative humidity 87% 100% 100% 95% 78% 82% 83% 80% 88% 87% 78% 75% 89% 96% Dew point -4°C -5°C -4°C -3°C -5°C -2°C -2°C 1°C 0°C 1°C -1°C 1°C 3°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Thredbo (36.4936°S, 148.2874°E, 1923m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:50am EST 6:15am EST 5:53pm EST 6:19pm EST 8:51pm EST 7:20am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 -
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