Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 10:32 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
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, 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, Northern Country, 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 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Barkers Creek (37.0292°S, 144.2399°E, 312m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 1300 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the W in the afternoon. Winds S 15 to 20 km/h turning SW 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 20.
Forecast for Barkers Creek (37.0292°S, 144.2399°E, 312m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 11° 7° 9° 9° 10° 13° 16° Maximum 18° 16° 19° 22° 23° 27° 27° Chance of rain 90% 10% 40% 5% 5% 5% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High 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 14
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)4
(km/h)6
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW SW SSW S SSE E NNE ENE NNE NE N Relative humidity 77% 58% 65% 44% 82% 59% 86% 47% 77% 44% 63% 35% 59% 39% Dew point 9°C 8°C 4°C 4°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Barkers Creek (37.0292°S, 144.2399°E, 312m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:05am EDT 7:31am EDT 7:27pm EDT 7:53pm EDT 3:29pm 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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