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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 05:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    23.6 °C

    Feels like 24.7 °C
    Dew Point
    18.3 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    72%
    Pressure
    1010.4hPa
    Wind
    E 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Monday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    25 °C
    37 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Monday
    Sunny. Winds NE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 40 to 46.
    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: Sunny. Winds NE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 40 to 46.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Sunny Mostly sunny Late thunder Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower
    Minimum 25° 24° 25° 21° 21° 22° 24°
    Maximum 37° 36° 34° 33° 33° 35° 36°
    Chance of rain 5% 30% 70% 20% 5% 20% 70%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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 19
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ENE E ENE E NE S ESE SE ENE SE NNE E N N
    Relative humidity 49% 22% 57% 30% 60% 37% 50% 30% 53% 29% 50% 24% 42% 25%
    Dew point 17°C 12°C 19°C 16°C 20°C 18°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 11°C 15°C 13°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
    5:33am EDT 6:00am EDT 8:03pm EDT 8:30pm EDT 9:14pm EDT 6:14am EDT Waning gibbous Last quarter Dec 23 New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Dec 11     		20.2 °C 35.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 12     		21.1 °C 37.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Dec 13     		22.9 °C 37.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 14     		21.3 °C 39.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 15     		24.0 °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 38.0° 07/12/2024 Coldest this month 19.5° 10/12/2024
    Hottest on record 43.6 04/12/2016 Coldest on record 5.0 26/12/2006
    Hottest this year 43.2° 26/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.6° 28/06/2024
    Long term average 34.7° Long term average 20.2°
    Average this month 35.7° Average this month 22.4°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 38.5° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 17.1° 2008
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 8.8mm 01/12/2024 Total This Month 26.4mm
    7.0 days
    Long Term Average 51.7mm 6.5 days Wettest December on record 170.6mm 2007
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2000

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 461.4mm 60.1 day(s)
    Total For 2024 616.0mm 64.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 260.8mm 29.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 136.8mm Jan30
    Lowest Temperature 0.6°C Jun28
    Highest Temperature 43.2°C Jan26

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