Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:51 PM EST on Saturday 26 July 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory 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:
Hunter, Illawarra, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Hunter, Illawarra, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EST Sunday.
Local Weather
Cattle Creek (31.7532°S, 150.3009°E, 431m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Merriwa 9.0°- Dew point
- 6.6°
- Relative humidity
- 85%
- feels like
- 5.0°
- Wind
- NW 17km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.2mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the N in the early morning. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/NW 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 18.
Forecast for Cattle Creek (31.7532°S, 150.3009°E, 431m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 5° 4° -1° 5° 1° -1° 0° Maximum 15° 15° 15° 16° 15° 14° 15° Chance of rain 90% 50% 90% 70% 40% 40% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Slight Slight Severe Slight High Severe High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
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(km/h)6
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(km/h)17
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW NW WNW NNE NNW NNW WNW WSW SSW S S S S Relative humidity 90% 70% 88% 60% 74% 59% 88% 65% 86% 66% 78% 64% 80% 69% Dew point 7°C 10°C 6°C 8°C 2°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 4°C 9°C 2°C 8°C 5°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cattle Creek (31.7532°S, 150.3009°E, 431m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:23am EST 6:49am EST 5:19pm EST 5:44pm EST 8:23am EST 7:47pm EST 
Waxing crescent
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