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 04:46 AM EST on Sunday 27 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, showers and westerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands forecast district and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central 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.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am EST Sunday.
Local Weather
Ophir (33.177°S, 149.2391°E, 594m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Orange Airport 5.7°- Dew point
- 5.6°
- Relative humidity
- 99%
- feels like
- -2.2°
- Wind
- NW 35km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 13.4mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 7 and 13.
Forecast for Ophir (33.177°S, 149.2391°E, 594m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 4° 2° -1° 2° 0° -1° -1° Maximum 7° 6° 8° 7° 6° 7° 9° Chance of rain 90% 70% 80% 70% 60% 40% 10% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Slight Moderate Severe Moderate High Severe Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)28
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W W WNW NW ESE SW S SSW S SSW S SSW Relative humidity 100% 96% 100% 94% 94% 71% 100% 89% 96% 74% 93% 68% 89% 64% Dew point 6°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 2°C 2°C 5°C 4°C 2°C 1°C 2°C 1°C 2°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ophir (33.177°S, 149.2391°E, 594m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:33am EST 6:59am EST 5:21pm EST 5:48pm EST 8:32am EST 7:52pm EST 
Waxing crescent
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