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
Petticoat Creek (38.7039°S, 143.6671°E, 164m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the Otways, medium chance elsewhere. Winds S 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.
Forecast for Petticoat Creek (38.7039°S, 143.6671°E, 164m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 13° 14° 14° 16° 19° 15° Maximum 15° 18° 18° 21° 25° 24° 20° Chance of rain 90% 90% 20% 5% 10% 90% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 38
(km/h)31
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SSW SSW SW SW ENE E NE ENE N WNW NW W Relative humidity 61% 59% 84% 77% 79% 72% 79% 72% 68% 58% 55% 69% 83% 77% Dew point 6°C 6°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 16°C 13°C 16°C 13°C 17°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Petticoat Creek (38.7039°S, 143.6671°E, 164m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:08am EDT 7:35am EDT 7:28pm EDT 7:54pm EDT 4:25pm EDT 12:45am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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