Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Wimmera, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 04:54 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Wimmera, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday. Areas likely to be affected include the North Central, South West and Central forecast districts and parts of the Wimmera, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland 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 EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Possible small hail near the Grampians in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SE in the afternoon. Winds SW 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming SW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 19.
Forecast for Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 11° 7° 9° 9° 11° 13° 16° Maximum 18° 17° 20° 23° 26° 30° 31° Chance of rain 70% 5% 20% 5% 5% 20% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - 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 20
(km/h)37
(km/h)27
(km/h)35
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW SW SSW SE SE E NE ENE NNE NNE NW Relative humidity 83% 51% 70% 42% 89% 57% 92% 49% 81% 42% 65% 30% 56% 41% Dew point 11°C 6°C 5°C 3°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:13am EDT 7:39am EDT 7:35pm EDT 8:01pm EDT 3:36pm EDT 11:50pm EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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