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 10:48 AM EDT on Thursday 26 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, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Wimmera 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 5:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Douglas (37.0333°S, 141.7296°E, 155m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SE in the afternoon and early evening. Possible small hail near the Grampians in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 16 and 19.
Forecast for Douglas (37.0333°S, 141.7296°E, 155m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 9° 8° 8° 9° 12° 13° 18° Maximum 17° 18° 21° 23° 26° 30° 28° Chance of rain 80% 10% 30% 5% 10% 30% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 9
(km/h)29
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)2
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SW SSW SW SSW ESE SE ENE NNE NE N N NNW Relative humidity 100% 64% 77% 44% 99% 58% 100% 48% 85% 40% 71% 25% 67% 46% Dew point 12°C 8°C 7°C 4°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 6°C 15°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Douglas (37.0333°S, 141.7296°E, 155m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:17am EDT 7:43am EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:04pm EDT 3:41pm EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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