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  2. Lightning Ridge Local Weather

    29.43°S, 147.98°E
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    Now in Lightning Ridge

    Updated at 03:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    10.4 °C

    Feels like 10.1 °C
    Dew Point
    8.6 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    88%
    Pressure
    1015.5hPa
    Wind
    CAL 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Thursday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    14 °C
    26 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Thursday
    Sunny. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    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: Sunny. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 14° 14° 15° 16° 18° 14° 15°
    Maximum 26° 27° 28° 30° 26° 25° 25°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 30% 20% 5% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High High High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 13
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSW ESE SSW ENE N NE NNW W W SW SW SSE S
    Relative humidity 63% 34% 60% 30% 50% 27% 47% 26% 52% 33% 54% 36% 60% 41%
    Dew point 12°C 9°C 12°C 8°C 10°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 11°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
    6:01am EST 6:25am EST 5:45pm EST 6:10pm EST 8:09pm EST 10:03am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Apr 21 New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Apr 12     		- 29.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Apr 13     		18.1 °C 29.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 14     		17.4 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 15     		16.1 °C 28.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 16     		14.3 °C -
    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 29.5° 12/04/2025 Coldest this month 12.6° 06/04/2025
    Hottest on record 36.0 04/04/2012 Coldest on record 2.0 30/04/2008
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 10.5° 28/03/2025
    Long term average 28.0° Long term average 14.3°
    Average this month 27.5° Average this month 15.9°
    Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.1° 2016 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 11.0° 2008
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 54.0mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 56.2mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 24.7mm 3.3 days Wettest April on record 66.8mm 1999
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2019

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 167.4mm 19.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 319.4mm 17.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 233.9mm 15.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 138.0mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 10.5°C Mar28
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

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