Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Issued at 03:43 PM WST on Saturday 28 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and strong westerly winds are expected during Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the South Coastal and Great Southern forecast districts and parts of the South East Coastal 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, Lower West and South West forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Central West, Lower West and South West forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm WST Saturday.
Forecast
Marne (30.4794°S, 116.6617°E, 299m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers in the E, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds W/NW 35 to 55 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Marne (30.4794°S, 116.6617°E, 299m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 20° 19° 15° 13° 12° 13° 17° Maximum 24° 26° 25° 22° 24° 26° 28° Chance of rain 70% 20% 30% 20% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very 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 19
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)23
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SSE WNW W W WSW WSW WSW WSW ESE WSW SE SE ESE ESE Relative humidity 88% 77% 83% 54% 80% 53% 68% 44% 70% 38% 62% 34% 68% 41% Dew point 19°C 19°C 18°C 17°C 14°C 15°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 9°C 14°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Marne (30.4794°S, 116.6617°E, 299m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:58am WST 6:22am WST 6:14pm WST 6:38pm WST 3:33pm WST 1:13am WST
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
- Sheep Graziers Warning S Coastal, SE Coastal, G Southern & Central Wheat Belt. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning CW, L West & South West
- Cancelled Severe Weather Warning Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, South Coastal, SE Coastal, Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt districts
- Cancelled Severe Weather Warning Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, South Coastal, SE Coastal, Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt districts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days