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 04:56 PM EDT on Sunday 16 November 2025
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 westerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include the South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Wimmera, North Central, North East 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 Sunday.
Forecast
Castlemaine (37.0639°S, 144.2171°E, 280m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Snow possible above 1300 metres. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 17.
Forecast for Castlemaine (37.0639°S, 144.2171°E, 280m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 8° 10° 9° 7° 6° 7° 15° Maximum 15° 21° 22° 19° 20° 26° 29° Chance of rain 70% 30% 10% 10% 10% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW WNW WNW WNW WNW SW SW SSE SSE E E ENE NE Relative humidity 75% 59% 79% 51% 71% 39% 62% 37% 57% 37% 58% 35% 61% 47% Dew point 7°C 7°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 7°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 7°C 9°C 13°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Castlemaine (37.0639°S, 144.2171°E, 280m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:35am EDT 6:04am EDT 8:13pm EDT 8:42pm EDT 4:08am EDT 5:30pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
