Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Central West, Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Issued at 02:14 AM WST on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central West, Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and strong easterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Central West, Lower West, South West, South Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt forecast districts and parts of the South East Coastal forecast district. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am WST Friday.
Forecast
Porongurup (34.6648°S, 117.9522°E, 192m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of rain in the W, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h turning NE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Porongurup (34.6648°S, 117.9522°E, 192m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 15° 14° 14° 14° 12° 10° 10° Maximum 23° 16° 22° 20° 20° 19° 21° Chance of rain 90% 90% 50% 60% 80% 30% 20% Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very 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 23
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE ENE ESE W W NW NW W WSW WNW WSW ESE ESE Relative humidity 70% 62% 91% 93% 89% 66% 80% 59% 73% 57% 75% 52% 78% 52% Dew point 13°C 15°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Porongurup (34.6648°S, 117.9522°E, 192m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:52am WST 6:18am WST 6:12pm WST 6:37pm WST 2:58pm WST 
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
