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 11:04 PM EDT on Thursday 26 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, rain and showers and southerly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee, Wimmera and South West forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Portland (38.351°S, 141.5877°E, 9m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: 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. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16.
Forecast for Portland (38.351°S, 141.5877°E, 9m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 12° 14° 14° 13° 15° 18° 14° Maximum 16° 19° 19° 23° 28° 23° 20° Chance of rain 80% 60% 10% 10% 60% 60% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm < 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 37
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)15
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SSW SSW NE S ENE E NE N NNW WNW NW WNW Relative humidity 64% 57% 84% 73% 83% 70% 86% 67% 71% 49% 72% 77% 89% 74% Dew point 7°C 6°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 12°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Portland (38.351°S, 141.5877°E, 9m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:16am EDT 7:43am EDT 7:36pm EDT 8:02pm EDT 4:32pm EDT 12:55am 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
