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
Gungal (32.2259°S, 150.4693°E, 265m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Merriwa 9.7°- Dew point
- 6.8°
- Relative humidity
- 82%
- feels like
- 5.7°
- Wind
- NW 17km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.2mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers about the Upper Hunter, slight chance elsewhere. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 18.
Forecast for Gungal (32.2259°S, 150.4693°E, 265m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 7° 6° 1° 5° 3° 1° 2° Maximum 16° 15° 16° 17° 15° 13° 15° Chance of rain 60% 20% 70% 60% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil High Slight Moderate High Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)28
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)6
(km/h)17
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(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW WNW WNW N NNW NW W W SSW SW S SW SSW Relative humidity 80% 57% 81% 52% 77% 49% 94% 60% 91% 66% 92% 62% 94% 67% Dew point 10°C 6°C 8°C 4°C 6°C 4°C 11°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gungal (32.2259°S, 150.4693°E, 265m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:24am EST 6:50am EST 5:17pm EST 5:43pm EST 8:23am EST 7:46pm EST 
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