Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Issued at 04:18 PM WST on Tuesday 10 February 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and southeasterly winds are expected during Tuesday and Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt 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:
Central West forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Central West forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm WST Tuesday.
Forecast
Katanning (33.69°S, 117.5562°E, 306m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the NE in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26.
Forecast for Katanning (33.69°S, 117.5562°E, 306m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 13° 12° 11° 14° 15° 14° 11° Maximum 23° 23° 28° 30° 28° 26° 26° Chance of rain 40% 20% 30% 50% 50% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 28
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE E ESE ENE ENE NE NW S S SSE SSW S S Relative humidity 57% 41% 63% 40% 59% 32% 49% 32% 69% 41% 70% 43% 61% 33% Dew point 9°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 11°C 9°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Katanning (33.69°S, 117.5562°E, 306m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:14am WST 5:41am WST 7:07pm WST 7:33pm WST 2:40pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
