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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 23:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    12.7 °C

    Feels like 9.6 °C
    Dew Point
    7.6 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    71%
    Pressure
    1018.5hPa
    Wind
    S 13km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Friday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    13 °C
    22 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SE from the late morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming S 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25.
    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: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SE from the late morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming S 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Sunny Possible shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny
    Minimum 13° 14° 15° 14° 15° 16° 14°
    Maximum 22° 21° 24° 26° 26° 25° 24°
    Chance of rain 40% 50% 10% 20% 20% 20% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High Moderate 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 14
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSW SW SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE E SSE SSE SSW SSW SSW
    Relative humidity 52% 30% 68% 40% 67% 41% 60% 35% 61% 36% 60% 39% 59% 43%
    Dew point 7°C 4°C 10°C 7°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 9°C 10°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:03am EST 6:27am EST 5:42pm EST 6:06pm EST 3:24pm EST 2:00am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Apr 24 Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 14     		12.0 °C 31.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 15     		15.8 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 16     		17.3 °C 31.9 °C
    5.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 17     		17.6 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 18     		17.4 °C -
    2.8 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 31.9° 16/04/2024 Coldest this month 9.4° 11/04/2024
    Hottest on record 36.0 04/04/2012 Coldest on record 2.0 30/04/2008
    Hottest this year 43.2° 26/01/2024 Coldest this year 9.4° 11/04/2024
    Long term average 28.0° Long term average 14.3°
    Average this month 27.8° Average this month 14.5°
    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 5.4mm 16/04/2024 Total This Month 12.4mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 24.6mm 3.2 days Wettest April on record 66.8mm 1999
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2019

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 169.4mm 19.2 day(s)
    Total For 2024 230.7mm 16.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 64.8mm 7.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 136.8mm Jan30
    Lowest Temperature 9.4°C Apr11
    Highest Temperature 43.2°C Jan26

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