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 04:54 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
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 southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday. Areas likely to be affected include the North Central, South West and Central forecast districts and parts of the Wimmera, North East, West and South Gippsland 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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Hicksborough (38.601°S, 145.5578°E, 18m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds SW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 19.
Forecast for Hicksborough (38.601°S, 145.5578°E, 18m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 13° 9° 11° 12° 10° 11° 15° Maximum 18° 17° 19° 19° 21° 26° 29° Chance of rain 90% 70% 70% 20% 5% 10% 40% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index High Moderate High High High High Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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)26
(km/h)36
(km/h)31
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SSW SW SSW SW WSW SW NE SSW NE N N NNW Relative humidity 68% 73% 60% 55% 80% 68% 81% 67% 82% 63% 70% 46% 54% 40% Dew point 9°C 9°C 4°C 6°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 12°C 10°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Hicksborough (38.601°S, 145.5578°E, 18m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:59am EDT 7:26am EDT 7:21pm EDT 7:47pm EDT 3:29pm EDT 11:28pm EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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