Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 03:35 AM EST on Saturday 11 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South West, Central 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 am EST Saturday.
Forecast
McCartins (38.8301°S, 146.1742°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1100 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the late morning. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds near Wilsons Promontory in the late morning. Winds W/NW 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 17.
Forecast for McCartins (38.8301°S, 146.1742°E, 5m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 9° 10° 12° 13° 13° 12° 12° Maximum 13° 13° 16° 17° 16° 16° 13° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 90% 70% 90% 90% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 32
(km/h)33
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(km/h)31
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
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(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WSW WSW W WSW WNW W WNW W NW WNW W WSW Relative humidity 66% 74% 75% 68% 85% 79% 89% 69% 80% 69% 80% 71% 69% 65% Dew point 5°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 7°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for McCartins (38.8301°S, 146.1742°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:13am EST 6:40am EST 5:54pm EST 6:20pm EST 2:36pm 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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