Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central and Central forecast districts
Issued at 04:45 PM EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central and Central forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North Central 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 pm EDT Sunday.
Forecast
Rathscar West (37.0211°S, 143.4819°E, 215m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S/SE 20 to 30 km/h tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Rathscar West (37.0211°S, 143.4819°E, 215m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 9° 9° 16° 13° 12° 11° 13° Maximum 25° 32° 34° 29° 32° 32° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 17
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE NE NNE NE W SSW SW SW WSW SSW SW S S Relative humidity 51% 24% 44% 19% 37% 13% 67% 27% 58% 19% 52% 18% 58% 27% Dew point 4°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 7°C 2°C 11°C 8°C 10°C 5°C 10°C 4°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rathscar West (37.0211°S, 143.4819°E, 215m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:12am EDT 6:41am EDT 8:36pm EDT 9:05pm EDT 8:58pm EDT 6:33am EDT 
Full moon
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
