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
Pumphreys Bridge (32.6623°S, 116.9061°E, 257m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the W, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon, possibly severe, with damaging winds and possible heavy falls in the NW. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Pumphreys Bridge (32.6623°S, 116.9061°E, 257m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 17° 13° 14° 13° 12° 8° 10° Maximum 23° 17° 22° 18° 19° 20° 23° Chance of rain 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 10% 5% Likely amount 20-40mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very 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 21
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(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)3
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(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction ENE E E WSW W WSW WNW W W W SE W ESE E Relative humidity 67% 88% 92% 92% 90% 66% 86% 69% 73% 59% 81% 49% 71% 43% Dew point 16°C 18°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 15°C 14°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 11°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pumphreys Bridge (32.6623°S, 116.9061°E, 257m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:57am WST 6:21am WST 6:16pm WST 6:41pm WST 2:57pm 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
