Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 05:08 PM EST on Friday 10 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 Friday and 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.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central and North East forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the North Central and North East forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Friday.
Forecast
Melville Forest (37.513°S, 141.8264°E, 197m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the S, high chance elsewhere. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching around 15.
Forecast for Melville Forest (37.513°S, 141.8264°E, 197m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 6° 7° 9° 8° 8° 7° 8° Maximum 14° 15° 18° 19° 18° 19° 16° Chance of rain 90% 80% 70% 40% 30% 50% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 30
(km/h)35
(km/h)26
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW WSW WSW NW W WNW W WNW W SW SW Relative humidity 78% 57% 87% 60% 96% 66% 94% 58% 93% 53% 90% 57% 87% 54% Dew point 7°C 5°C 9°C 7°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 11°C 10°C 10°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Melville Forest (37.513°S, 141.8264°E, 197m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:28am EST 6:54am EST 6:12pm EST 6:38pm EST 11:44pm EST 2:49pm EST 
Waning crescent
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
