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
Peppers Plain (36.2512°S, 142.3485°E, 120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Grampians, most likely during the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. 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. Daytime maximum temperatures around 18.
Forecast for Peppers Plain (36.2512°S, 142.3485°E, 120m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 7° 9° 10° 11° 13° 16° 13° Maximum 18° 21° 23° 25° 30° 28° 25° Chance of rain 10% 60% 5% 5% 5% 40% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 24
(km/h)31
(km/h)14
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(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SW SSW SW SSW SSE SSE ENE NE ENE NNE N NNW W W Relative humidity 72% 43% 89% 57% 90% 50% 82% 43% 70% 31% 59% 43% 86% 48% Dew point 6°C 4°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Peppers Plain (36.2512°S, 142.3485°E, 120m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:14am EDT 7:39am EDT 7:33pm EDT 7:59pm EDT 4:23pm EDT 12:58am 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
