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
Mountain Bay (37.1747°S, 146.0794°E, 360m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Snow falling above 1500 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding near the New South Wales border in the early afternoon. Light winds becoming NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 23.
Forecast for Mountain Bay (37.1747°S, 146.0794°E, 360m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 12° 7° 9° 8° 10° 12° 15° Maximum 17° 14° 18° 22° 23° 26° 27° Chance of rain 70% 30% 20% 5% 5% 20% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 15
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SW SSW SW SSW SSE WNW E NNW E NNE ENE N Relative humidity 89% 61% 78% 54% 82% 57% 87% 50% 83% 48% 72% 42% 68% 45% Dew point 12°C 8°C 5°C 4°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mountain Bay (37.1747°S, 146.0794°E, 360m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:58am EDT 7:24am EDT 7:20pm EDT 7:46pm EDT 3:22pm EDT 11:31pm EDT
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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