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 04:15 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, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts and parts of the Mallee and Wimmera 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 Thursday.
Forecast
Rocky Point (37.3376°S, 142.8502°E, 396m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very 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 Rocky Point (37.3376°S, 142.8502°E, 396m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 6° 8° 9° 10° 12° 16° 12° Maximum 16° 20° 23° 25° 28° 27° 26° Chance of rain 30% 60% 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High 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 26
(km/h)32
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
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(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SSW SSW S SSW ENE NNE NE N NNE N NW - Relative humidity 68% 46% 90% 60% 89% 48% 79% 40% 60% 29% 48% 39% 74% n/a Dew point 4°C 5°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 12°C 12°C n/a -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rocky Point (37.3376°S, 142.8502°E, 396m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:11am EDT 7:37am EDT 7:30pm EDT 7:56pm EDT 4:22pm EDT 12:53am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
