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 12:23 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
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 southerly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee, Wimmera and South West 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 Friday.
Forecast
Dartmoor (37.9225°S, 141.2754°E, 17m 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 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16.
Forecast for Dartmoor (37.9225°S, 141.2754°E, 17m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 11° 9° 11° 13° 16° 11° Maximum 17° 20° 23° 27° 30° 24° 22° Chance of rain 80% 70% 5% 5% 70% 80% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High 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 15
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)3
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SSW SSW ENE SW NE NNE NE NNE N NW NW W Relative humidity 71% 51% 97% 64% 98% 53% 87% 41% 69% 27% 67% 60% 100% 57% Dew point 7°C 5°C 14°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dartmoor (37.9225°S, 141.2754°E, 17m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:18am EDT 7:44am EDT 7:37pm EDT 8:03pm EDT 4:31pm EDT 12:58am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
