Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 04:06 AM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland 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 Wimmera, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee and Northern Country 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 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Ararat (37.2843°S, 142.9282°E, 321m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers near the Otways, medium chance elsewhere. Winds S 25 to 40 km/h turning SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 13.
Forecast for Ararat (37.2843°S, 142.9282°E, 321m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 6° 6° 4° 4° 3° 5° 5° Maximum 13° 16° 18° 15° 19° 22° 22° Chance of rain 70% 70% 80% 60% 20% 30% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Slight Moderate Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 33
(km/h)31
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SW SW W W WSW SW NW WNW WNW WSW S SSE Relative humidity 74% 57% 84% 58% 72% 50% 74% 43% 69% 48% 75% 49% 75% 50% Dew point 4°C 5°C 8°C 8°C 6°C 7°C 3°C 2°C 5°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 6°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ararat (37.2843°S, 142.9282°E, 321m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:47am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:08pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 11:46pm EDT 7:51am 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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Rain for next 7 days
