Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 04:33 PM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland 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 pm EST Thursday.
Forecast
Port Fairy (38.3855°S, 142.2367°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds NW 20 to 30 km/h turning W 35 to 50 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16.
Forecast for Port Fairy (38.3855°S, 142.2367°E, 0m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 9° 11° 12° 11° 11° 10° Maximum 17° 16° 16° 18° 19° 18° 18° Chance of rain 90% 90% 80% 80% 50% 60% 80% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 44
(km/h)47
(km/h)41
(km/h)48
(km/h)38
(km/h)36
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W W W WSW WSW WSW WSW NW W W WSW WNW W Relative humidity 73% 67% 70% 66% 70% 68% 78% 74% 82% 73% 74% 71% 74% 69% Dew point 9°C 10°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 10°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Port Fairy (38.3855°S, 142.2367°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:26am EST 6:53am EST 6:12pm EST 6:38pm EST 11:41pm EST 2:15pm EST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
