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
Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) set as my default location ›
-
7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers in the N, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Light winds becoming W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 20° 18° 18° 15° 16° 19° 20° Maximum 22° 21° 20° 21° 23° 25° 25° Chance of rain 50% 60% 30% 10% 5% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High High 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 15
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW WSW WSW SW SW E SW SE S E SSW SSE SW Relative humidity 84% 76% 77% 69% 66% 60% 73% 62% 68% 59% 71% 66% 75% 67% Dew point 18°C 18°C 16°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:03am WST 6:27am WST 6:19pm WST 6:44pm WST 4:15pm WST 2:25am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
-
Temperature for next 7 days
-
Rain for next 7 days
