Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North East, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 10:53 AM EST on Saturday 11 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North East, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North East, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South West forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the South West forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Saturday.
Forecast
Rawson (37.9573°S, 146.3991°E, 452m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1300 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the late morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds near the coast in the late morning and afternoon. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 17.
Forecast for Rawson (37.9573°S, 146.3991°E, 452m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 8° 8° 10° 11° 10° 11° 10° Maximum 15° 14° 17° 18° 19° 19° 15° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 60% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 20
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WNW WSW WNW W NW W NW W NW WNW W WSW Relative humidity 64% 62% 91% 80% 97% 91% 91% 65% 84% 66% 72% 64% 87% 65% Dew point 5°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 15°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rawson (37.9573°S, 146.3991°E, 452m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:12am EST 6:38am EST 5:56pm EST 6:22pm EST 2:34pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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