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
Leigh Creek (37.5596°S, 143.9529°E, 566m 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 Leigh Creek (37.5596°S, 143.9529°E, 566m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 10° 6° 8° 9° 9° 11° 15° Maximum 15° 14° 17° 21° 23° 26° 28° Chance of rain 90% 20% 70% 10% 5% 20% 60% 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 - - - 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)27
(km/h)33
(km/h)34
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)28
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW S SSW E NNE NE NNE NNE N Relative humidity 83% 70% 76% 52% 93% 69% 91% 53% 81% 46% 62% 38% 60% 38% Dew point 10°C 7°C 5°C 3°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leigh Creek (37.5596°S, 143.9529°E, 566m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:07am EDT 7:33am EDT 7:28pm EDT 7:54pm EDT 3:32pm EDT 11:40pm 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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Rain for next 7 days
