Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:35 PM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina and Australian Capital Territory 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 Sunday.
Forecast
Upper Meroo (32.5855°S, 149.8228°E, 624m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the Blue Mountains in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 23.
Forecast for Upper Meroo (32.5855°S, 149.8228°E, 624m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 6° 5° 5° 2° 3° 11° 12° Maximum 23° 24° 24° 23° 28° 28° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 5% 5% 60% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Slight Moderate Moderate Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 14
(km/h)19
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)32
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)19
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW E W W W WSW WSW WNW W N NW NNE N Relative humidity 65% 34% 67% 27% 45% 28% 45% 18% 38% 14% 42% 35% 82% 52% Dew point 6°C 6°C 9°C 3°C 6°C 3°C 1°C -3°C 2°C -2°C 7°C 10°C 17°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Upper Meroo (32.5855°S, 149.8228°E, 624m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:31am EDT 5:57am EDT 7:34pm EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:45am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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