Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central, North East, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 11:01 AM EST on Wednesday 24 April 2024
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central, North East, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the West and South Gippsland forecast district and parts of the North Central, North East and Central 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 Wednesday.
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Sylvester (37.7432°S, 145.0082°E, 64m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY10° 16° clearing shower Chance of rain: 70% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:28am EST 6:54am EST 5:40pm EST 6:07pm EST NOW13.9° Feels Like: 10.3° Relative Humidity: 62% Dew: 6.7° Wind: SW 15km/h Gust: 22km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.6mm Pressure: 1022.8hPa -
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SylvesterNow14.1°cFeels Like:9.8°Wind:SW 19km/hGusts:24km/hHumidity:62%10°Min16°MaxToday in SylvesterPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the SE suburbs, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SW 15 to 25 km/h turning W 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.Tomorrow9°Min16°MaxCloudy. Very high chance of showers about the Dandenongs, high chance elsewhere. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h tending SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the SE suburbs, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SW 15 to 25 km/h turning W 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Sylvester (37.7432°S, 145.0082°E, 64m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 10° 9° 10° 8° 8° 11° 9° Maximum 16° 16° 17° 19° 21° 17° 17° Chance of rain 70% 60% 30% 5% 40% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating 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 11
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Sylvester Rain Forecast
Sylvester 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar202420259465465106775105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 23
ENSO status: Inactive/Neutral. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming strongly positive. SAM status: Leading to neutral and returning positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is presently in an inactive phase, for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling continues over the eastern Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures approach near-normal conditions. Warmer than normal waters are present across the western Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea with added moisture and humidity to influence weather conditions in the eastern regions of Australia. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop this coming winter season. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase, although record-high ocean temperatures across the northwest Indian Ocean have the IOD index just tipping into a positivethreshold value. Persistent southeasterly winds over the eastern Indian Ocean during the previous month are forecast to ease with below-average wind speeds to develop off northwest Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean during the winter season. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into a strong positive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly following May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, thus reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently positive (mid-April) with the outlook favouring a neutral phase forecast in May and then the likelihood of returning to a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces the impact of cold fronts and decreases the rainfall over southernAustralia. Rainfall outlooks are showing above-average rainfall over winter for WA and central and northern SA, and eastern regions of QLD and NSW. Conversely, below-average rainfall is expected for western TAS, southern SA, and most of VIC.
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Sylvester Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Saturday
Apr 206.4 °C 18.6 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Apr 218.4 °C 18.6 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Apr 223.8 °C 24.0 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Apr 236.2 °C 24.7 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
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Sylvester minimum temp history (37.7432°S, 145.0082°E, 64m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 29.9° 01/04/2024 Coldest this month 3.8° 22/04/2024 Hottest on record 34.5 14/04/2004 Coldest on record -0.1 30/04/2009 Hottest this year 38.3° 09/03/2024 Coldest this year 3.8° 22/04/2024 Long term average 21.3° Long term average 10.1° Average this month 20.1° Average this month 9.5° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 24.1° 2005 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 8.9° 2008 Sylvester rainfall history (37.7432°S, 145.0082°E, 64m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 70.0mm 02/04/2024 Total This Month 141.0mm
12.0 daysLong Term Average 64.4mm 12.9 days Wettest April on record 131.6mm 2001 Driest on record 11.8mm 2018 -
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Sylvester Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 198.2mm 39.3 day(s) Total For 2024 257.8mm 26.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 244.8mm 38.0 day(s) Wettest Day 70.0mm Apr 2 Lowest Temperature 3.8°C Apr22 Highest Temperature 38.3°C Mar 9 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 28.1 27.5 25.3 21.3 17.1 14.4 14.0 15.1 17.8 20.4 23.4 25.8 20.8 Mean Min (°C) 14.7 14.5 12.9 10.1 7.9 6.2 5.9 6.3 7.8 9.0 11.4 12.7 9.9 Mean Rain (mm) 47.6 42.0 44.2 64.4 55.2 55.9 46.0 56.8 54.7 71.0 73.6 65.7 674.6 Mean Rain Days 8.9 8.0 9.5 12.9 16.8 18.6 18.1 17.9 15.0 14.9 13.2 11.0 164.9