Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 12:23 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southerly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee, Wimmera and South West forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Meringur (34.3905°S, 141.3388°E, 85m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds SW 25 to 35 km/h turning S 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching around 20.
Forecast for Meringur (34.3905°S, 141.3388°E, 85m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 11° 13° 15° 17° 21° 18° Maximum 19° 21° 23° 25° 30° 28° 28° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Very High Very High Very High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 25
(km/h)28
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction SW SSW SSW S SE ESE E NE ENE NNE N N SSW WSW Relative humidity 64% 37% 75% 50% 80% 47% 74% 38% 63% 29% 52% 34% 70% 43% Dew point 5°C 4°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 14°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meringur (34.3905°S, 141.3388°E, 85m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:18am EDT 7:43am EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:03pm EDT 4:19pm EDT 1:11am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
