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  2. Lightning Ridge Local Weather

    29.43°S, 147.98°E
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    Updated at 13:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    38.2 °C

    Feels like 37.3 °C
    Dew Point
    14.7 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    24%
    Pressure
    999.1hPa
    Wind
    NE 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    27 °C
    41 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 30 to 45 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 38 to 44.
    Fire Danger
    High
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Lightning Ridge 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 30 to 45 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 38 to 44.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 27° 25° 19° 20° 19° 20° 22°
    Maximum 41° 33° 31° 32° 32° 33° 36°
    Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 20% 10% 5% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High High - - -
    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 27
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE N SW SW S S SSE SSE SE S ESE S NE SW
    Relative humidity 48% 20% 40% 17% 48% 28% 54% 34% 55% 25% 52% 23% 42% 17%
    Dew point 18°C 14°C 13°C 5°C 11°C 10°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 7°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:53am EDT 6:20am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:23pm EDT 7:11am EDT Waning gibbous Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Jan 11     		19.6 °C 34.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jan 12     		21.8 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jan 13     		23.3 °C 40.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jan 14     		22.4 °C -
    1.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Jan 15     		- -
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 39.5° 06/01/2025 Coldest this month 18.0° 09/01/2025
    Hottest on record 48.5 03/01/2014 Coldest on record 11.5 20/01/2010
    Hottest this year 39.5° 06/01/2025 Coldest this year 18.0° 09/01/2025
    Long term average 36.3° Long term average 22.9°
    Average this month 36.0° Average this month 21.5°
    Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 39.4° 2017 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 19.4° 2000
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 5.4mm 08/01/2025 Total This Month 6.4mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 53.0mm 5.7 days Wettest January on record 201.1mm 2012
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jan 53.0mm 5.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 6.4mm 2.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 21.0mm 4.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 5.4mm Jan 8
    Lowest Temperature 18.0°C Jan 9
    Highest Temperature 39.5°C Jan 6

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