Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Central and East Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 04:55 PM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central and East Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the East Gippsland forecast district and parts of the Central forecast district. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West and West and South Gippsland forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Watchupga (35.7581°S, 142.7085°E, 79m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.
Forecast for Watchupga (35.7581°S, 142.7085°E, 79m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 9° 10° 11° 13° 17° 13° 13° Maximum 22° 24° 25° 30° 27° 27° 24° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Very High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 16
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SW SSW SSE S ENE NE ENE NNE NNW W SSE WNW S S Relative humidity 88% 56% 93% 50% 81% 41% 69% 28% 60% 45% 82% 39% 83% 46% Dew point 11°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Watchupga (35.7581°S, 142.7085°E, 79m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:15am EDT 7:41am EDT 7:30pm EDT 7:56pm EDT 4:59pm EDT 2:12am 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
