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
Pitfield (37.8116°S, 143.5777°E, 197m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast early this morning. Damaging winds possible early in the morning near the coast and about the ranges. Winds S 35 to 50 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 17.
Forecast for Pitfield (37.8116°S, 143.5777°E, 197m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 6° 8° 9° 9° 12° 15° 13° Maximum 15° 17° 21° 23° 26° 26° 25° Chance of rain 70% 80% 5% 5% 5% 40% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 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)35
(km/h)24
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)12
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(km/h)20
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SSW SSW SSE SSW NE NNE NE N NNE N NNW WNW Relative humidity 76% 50% 93% 71% 90% 52% 76% 47% 62% 37% 58% 45% 80% 48% Dew point 5°C 4°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pitfield (37.8116°S, 143.5777°E, 197m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:07am EDT 7:33am EDT 7:27pm EDT 7:53pm EDT 4:20pm EDT 12:49am 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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