Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North East and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 11:00 AM EST on Sunday 12 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North East and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North East and West and South Gippsland forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Central forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Sunday.
Forecast
Long Forest (37.6481°S, 144.505°E, 182m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the SE, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/SW 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 17.
Forecast for Long Forest (37.6481°S, 144.505°E, 182m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 9° 10° 11° 10° 11° 9° 7° Maximum 16° 20° 21° 21° 22° 17° 17° Chance of rain 70% 70% 10% 60% 60% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 22
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW W WSW W W WNW W NW W WSW SSW SSW S Relative humidity 69% 61% 78% 62% 76% 51% 75% 53% 68% 50% 68% 50% 67% 52% Dew point 7°C 8°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Long Forest (37.6481°S, 144.505°E, 182m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:18am EST 6:45am EST 6:00pm EST 6:26pm EST 12:37am EST 3:10pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
