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
Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds S/SW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming SW 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.
Forecast for Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 9° 10° 10° 10° 13° 16° Maximum 20° 17° 20° 23° 24° 27° 30° Chance of rain 70% 40% 30% 5% 5% 10% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High Very High High High 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 23
(km/h)29
(km/h)34
(km/h)40
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SSW SSW SW SSW S SSW SE NE ENE NNE NE N Relative humidity 77% 52% 73% 51% 82% 58% 85% 48% 84% 44% 68% 41% 65% 40% Dew point 12°C 9°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:01am EDT 7:27am EDT 7:23pm EDT 7:49pm EDT 3:24pm EDT 11:37pm 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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Rain for next 7 days
