Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 05:16 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South West and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South West and West and South 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 Saturday.
Forecast
Hamilton (37.743°S, 142.0201°E, 178m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and early afternoon. Winds SE 15 to 20 km/h tending S/SE in the middle of the day then turning SW 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.
Forecast for Hamilton (37.743°S, 142.0201°E, 178m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 10° 8° 9° 9° 9° 8° 8° Maximum 19° 20° 19° 20° 19° 22° 30° Chance of rain 90% 50% 20% 40% 10% 10% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 18
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SW W W WSW WSW W WSW SW SSW S S E ENE Relative humidity 84% 84% 77% 52% 77% 48% 80% 56% 68% 46% 77% 48% 69% 26% Dew point 12°C 15°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 10°C 8°C 6°C 9°C 9°C 11°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Hamilton (37.743°S, 142.0201°E, 178m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:35am EDT 6:06am EDT 8:53pm EDT 9:24pm EDT 6:32am EDT 10:10pm EDT
Waxing crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days