Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 10:35 PM EST on Wednesday 27 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
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 northwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday and Thursday. Areas likely to be affected include the South West and West and South Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the North Central, North East, Central 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 EST Thursday.
Forecast
Casterton (37.5842°S, 141.4059°E, 47m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon with possible small hail in the S. Snow falling above 1100 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the afternoon. Winds W/NW 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with daytime temperatures reaching around 12.
Forecast for Casterton (37.5842°S, 141.4059°E, 47m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 6° 6° 3° 5° 5° 4° 4° Maximum 13° 11° 12° 14° 15° 16° 18° Chance of rain 90% 90% 70% 80% 80% 80% 60% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Moderate Slight Slight Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW NW W SW WSW WNW WNW NW WNW NW WNW NW NW Relative humidity 89% 73% 92% 81% 73% 69% 91% 72% 91% 73% 91% 70% 88% 64% Dew point 7°C 8°C 9°C 7°C 3°C 6°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Casterton (37.5842°S, 141.4059°E, 47m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:36am EST 7:03am EST 6:09pm EST 6:36pm EST 9:06am EST 11:09pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
