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  1. Lightning Ridge Local Weather

    29.43°S, 147.98°E

    Now in Lightning Ridge

    Updated at 23:40 EDT

    23.0 °C

    Feels like 19.8 °C
    Dew Point
    15.6 °C
    Gusts
    30km/h
    Relative Humidity
    63%
    Pressure
    1015.9hPa
    Wind
    NE 26km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Lightning Ridge Saturday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    21 °C
    33 °C
    30%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Saturday
    Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h turning N/NE 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.
    Fire Danger
    High

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  3. Lightning Ridge 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h turning N/NE 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Mostly sunny Late shower Possible thunderstorm Mostly cloudy Late shower Possible shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 21° 22° 23° 18° 19° 19° 19°
    Maximum 33° 33° 29° 30° 28° 27° 29°
    Chance of rain 30% 60% 70% 30% 40% 60% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High 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 26
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    16
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    18
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    13
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NE NE NNE N SW SSE SSE ENE NE ENE E E E
    Relative humidity 63% 34% 61% 32% 63% 47% 58% 34% 58% 40% 60% 42% 54% 34%
    Dew point 17°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 18°C 16°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 12°C
  6. 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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:36am EDT 6:02am EDT 7:40pm EDT 8:06pm EDT 8:15pm EDT 5:46am EDT Full moon Full moon Nov 16 Last quarter Nov 23 New moon Dec 01 First quarter Dec 09
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  8. Tides graph

    There is no current data for Lightning Ridge

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  10. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Nov 11
    20.3 °C 33.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 12
    17.0 °C 33.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Nov 13
    22.6 °C 37.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Nov 14
    19.4 °C 35.1 °C
    0.4 mm
    Friday
    Nov 15
    19.3 °C -
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 41.9° 06/11/2024 Coldest this month 14.9° 01/11/2024
    Hottest on record 44.5 20/11/2009 Coldest on record 6.0 02/11/2010
    Hottest this year 43.2° 26/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.6° 28/06/2024
    Long term average 32.1° Long term average 18.2°
    Average this month 36.2° Average this month 20.3°
    Hottest November On Record Avg. max. temp. 36.6° 2009 Coldest November on record Avg. min. temp. 14.7° 1999
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.4mm 14/11/2024 Total This Month 0.4mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 55.2mm 7.0 days Wettest November on record 244.5mm 2000
    Driest on record 1.2mm 2020
  12. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 409.9mm 53.6 day(s)
    Total For 2024 528.8mm 53.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 158.6mm 23.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 136.8mm Jan30
    Lowest Temperature 0.6°C Jun28
    Highest Temperature 43.2°C Jan26