Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West and Central forecast districts
Issued at 04:51 AM EST on Thursday 18 September 2025
Warnings for Friday 19 September
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South West and Central forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the South West forecast district and parts of the Central forecast district. 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 Thursday.
Forecast
Mount Mercer (37.8056°S, 143.9091°E, 303m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Patches of frost about the ranges early this morning. Winds N/NW 30 to 45 km/h becoming N 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 15 and 20.
Forecast for Mount Mercer (37.8056°S, 143.9091°E, 303m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 4° 12° 5° 8° 6° 4° 7° Maximum 19° 20° 12° 16° 13° 15° 17° Chance of rain 10% 90% 30% 80% 60% 50% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating - - Frost risk Slight Nil Slight Nil Nil Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)27
(km/h)30
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW N WNW W W WNW WNW WSW SW W WSW W W Relative humidity 61% 41% 50% 44% 73% 59% 81% 67% 81% 59% 75% 63% 84% 61% Dew point 4°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 3°C 9°C 8°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 7°C 8°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Mercer (37.8056°S, 143.9091°E, 303m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:54am EST 6:20am EST 6:16pm EST 6:42pm EST 4:31am EST 2:33pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
