Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:33 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, 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 Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Riverina forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Yellow Dam (29.3914°S, 151.4041°E, 747m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 24.
Forecast for Yellow Dam (29.3914°S, 151.4041°E, 747m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 8° 12° 14° 14° 15° 16° Maximum 18° 24° 26° 27° 26° 27° 28° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 20% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High - - - 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 24
(km/h)30
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW SSW WSW ESE W ESE ESE E ENE ESE ESE ESE S Relative humidity 61% 25% 58% 29% 66% 28% 63% 27% 61% 35% 69% 33% 64% 31% Dew point 8°C -2°C 5°C 5°C 11°C 6°C 11°C 7°C 11°C 10°C 14°C 10°C 14°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yellow Dam (29.3914°S, 151.4041°E, 747m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:38am EDT 7:02am EDT 6:59pm EDT 7:23pm EDT 3:25pm EDT 12:44am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
