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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 23:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    12.7 °C

    Feels like 11.7 °C
    Dew Point
    5.4 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    61%
    Pressure
    1024.1hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    14 °C
    25 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Sunday
    Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 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: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Showers
    Minimum 14° 15° 15° 14° 13° 13° 14°
    Maximum 25° 25° 24° 23° 22° 21° 19°
    Chance of rain 10% 30% 40% 30% 30% 80% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm
    UV index High High High High Moderate Moderate Moderate
    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 15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE ENE NE ENE ENE SSE ESE SSE ESE SE ESE SE S S
    Relative humidity 66% 35% 67% 39% 64% 42% 63% 42% 61% 37% 68% 51% 78% 57%
    Dew point 13°C 9°C 13°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 7°C 11°C 10°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
    6:08am EST 6:32am EST 5:34pm EST 5:58pm EST 8:29pm EST 10:27am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 Full moon May 23

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Apr 23     		- 27.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 24     		12.2 °C 28.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 25     		11.9 °C 22.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Apr 26     		9.9 °C 24.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 27     		9.5 °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 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 27.1° Average this month 14.0°
    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 7.4mm 21/04/2024 Total This Month 21.9mm
    7.0 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 168.9mm 19.0 day(s)
    Total For 2024 240.2mm 19.0 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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