Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 10:32 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the East Gippsland forecast district and parts of the North Central, North East, 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:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country and South West forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country and South West forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Newfield (38.56°S, 143.0108°E, 43m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers near the Otways, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S 30 to 45 km/h decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the evening then turning SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.
Forecast for Newfield (38.56°S, 143.0108°E, 43m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 14° 14° 13° 15° 20° 14° Maximum 14° 17° 17° 21° 26° 22° 19° Chance of rain 90% 90% 30% 10% 10% 90% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index High High High High High High 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 31
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction S SSW SSW SSW WSW SSW ENE SE NE N N WNW N W Relative humidity 59% 57% 84% 74% 87% 67% 84% 57% 68% 37% 59% 70% 87% 68% Dew point 5°C 6°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 16°C 14°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Newfield (38.56°S, 143.0108°E, 43m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:12am EDT 7:38am EDT 7:29pm EDT 7:55pm EDT 4:26pm EDT 12:48am 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
