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 04:23 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
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, heavy rain and showers and southerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, South West and Central 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 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Peechelba (36.1972°S, 146.2366°E, 139m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the E, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1400 metres. Damaging winds possible in the S. Winds S/SW 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 19.
Forecast for Peechelba (36.1972°S, 146.2366°E, 139m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 9° 10° 12° 15° 16° 19° Maximum 18° 22° 23° 24° 27° 29° 29° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High Very 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 28
(km/h)32
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)5
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW SE N E ENE ENE NE ENE NNE NE NNE Relative humidity 70% 39% 72% 42% 78% 42% 76% 40% 69% 38% 62% 37% 59% 38% Dew point 7°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Peechelba (36.1972°S, 146.2366°E, 139m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:57am EDT 7:23am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:42pm EDT 4:04pm EDT 12:44am 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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