Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North East and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 11:00 AM EST on Sunday 12 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North East and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North East and West and South Gippsland 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:
Central forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Central forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Sunday.
Forecast
Altona (37.8693°S, 144.8303°E, 1m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the SE suburbs, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/SW 25 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Altona (37.8693°S, 144.8303°E, 1m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 9° 11° 12° 11° 12° 10° 9° Maximum 17° 20° 21° 22° 23° 18° 17° Chance of rain 50% 70% 20% 30% 50% 40% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating - - 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 22
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW W WSW WNW W WNW WSW NW W WSW SSW SSW S Relative humidity 77% 69% 79% 66% 77% 57% 76% 61% 66% 53% 65% 53% 64% 55% Dew point 8°C 9°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 9°C 7°C 7°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Altona (37.8693°S, 144.8303°E, 1m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:18am EST 6:44am EST 5:59pm EST 6:26pm EST 12:36am EST 3:10pm EST
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days