Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:50 AM EST on Friday 10 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
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 Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the 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 5:00 pm EST Friday.
Local Weather
Young (34.3134°S, 148.2979°E, 434m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Young 22.4°- Dew point
- 16.4°
- Relative humidity
- 69%
- feels like
- 21.0°
- Wind
- W 19km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. Damaging winds possible about the ranges in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending W/SW during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17 and 26.
Forecast for Young (34.3134°S, 148.2979°E, 434m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 7° 4° 3° 3° 4° 5° Maximum 26° 17° 15° 17° 20° 21° 22° Chance of rain 40% 10% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Moderate High High High High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Moderate Moderate Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)4
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W W WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW WSW WSW W WSW Relative humidity 87% 68% 65% 38% 69% 48% 76% 47% 77% 44% 72% 45% 68% 37% Dew point 16°C 16°C 7°C 2°C 5°C 3°C 7°C 5°C 9°C 7°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Young (34.3134°S, 148.2979°E, 434m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:00am EST 6:26am EST 5:51pm EST 6:16pm EST 11:28pm EST 1:37pm EST 
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