You do not have a default location set
To set your location please use the search box to find your location and then click "set as my default location" on the local weather page.

Local Weather

Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  2. Lightning Ridge Local Weather

    29.43°S, 147.98°E
    RSS
    Save as my local

    Now in Lightning Ridge

    Updated at 07:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    -1.8 °C

    Feels like -4.1 °C
    Dew Point
    -2.1 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    98%
    Pressure
    1027.4hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Walgett Ap

    St George

    Coonamble

    Moree Ap

    Lightning Ridge Thursday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    3 °C
    17 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Thursday
    Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 17.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

  3. forecast_mid_1_ad

  4. Lightning Ridge 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

  5. new_weather_m_banner_320x50_mobile

  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 17.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Possible shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 3° 5° 6° 9° 12° 14° 9°
    Maximum 17° 18° 20° 20° 21° 19° 17°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 60% 70% 10%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Moderate Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 5
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE E E ESE ENE E ENE ENE NE NNE NNE NW WSW WSW
    Relative humidity 78% 46% 76% 47% 77% 47% 80% 51% 79% 54% 80% 68% 65% 48%
    Dew point 4°C 5°C 5°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 6°C 6°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
    6:33am EST 6:59am EST 5:14pm EST 5:41pm EST 12:16pm EST 3rd quarter Last quarter Jun 19 New moon Jun 25 First quarter Jul 03 Full moon Jul 11

  8. weather_m_rec_300x250_mobile-2

  9. Tides graph

    There is no current data for Lightning Ridge

  10. forecast_mid_2_ad

  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Jun 14     		1.5 °C 17.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jun 15     		0.7 °C 19.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jun 16     		3.4 °C 18.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jun 17     		4.2 °C 17.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Jun 18     		3.8 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Legend

  12. Almanac

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 22.1° 01/06/2025 Coldest this month 0.7° 15/06/2025
    Hottest on record 27.2 15/06/2002 Coldest on record -3.5 30/06/2010
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 0.7° 15/06/2025
    Long term average 19.4° Long term average 6.5°
    Average this month 17.9° Average this month 6.2°
    Hottest June On Record Avg. max. temp. 21.3° 2008 Coldest June on record Avg. min. temp. 4.7° 2007
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 10.6mm 03/06/2025 Total This Month 14.8mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 44.3mm 5.2 days Wettest June on record 224.1mm 2016
    Driest on record 2.8mm 2020

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jun 244.8mm 28.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 434.1mm 27.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 403.9mm 31.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 138.0mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 0.7°C Jun15
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

  1. forecast_rhs_1_ad

  2. Warnings

  3. forecast_rhs_2_ad

Copyright Elders