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  2. Lightning Ridge Local Weather

    29.43°S, 147.98°E
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    Updated at 08:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    29.2 °C

    Feels like 27.8 °C
    Dew Point
    12.6 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    36%
    Pressure
    1013.9hPa
    Wind
    SW 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Monday Forecast

    Mostly cloudy
    Mostly cloudy
    23 °C
    32 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Monday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of raised dust in the far W in the morning and early afternoon. Winds S/SE 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 33.
    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: Mostly sunny. The chance of raised dust in the far W in the morning and early afternoon. Winds S/SE 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 33.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower
    Minimum 23° 21° 21° 22° 22° 23° 24°
    Maximum 32° 33° 30° 32° 33° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 5% 10% 10% 10% 30% 30% 70%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating High 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 22
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSW SSW ENE NE NE ENE NE ENE NE E ENE E NE ESE
    Relative humidity 50% 24% 59% 33% 59% 34% 64% 32% 66% 31% 64% 36% 58% 35%
    Dew point 13°C 9°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 13°C 16°C 13°C 18°C 14°C 18°C 16°C 17°C 16°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
    6:43am EDT 7:07am EDT 7:21pm EDT 7:45pm EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:25am EDT Waning gibbous Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13

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    There is no current data for Lightning Ridge

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Mar 13     		20.5 °C 34.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Mar 14     		21.5 °C 35.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Mar 15     		21.8 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Mar 16     		21.8 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Mar 17     		- -
    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 40.3° 01/03/2025 Coldest this month 19.2° 05/03/2025
    Hottest on record 42.0 20/03/2015 Coldest on record 5.0 30/03/2008
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 13.4° 17/02/2025
    Long term average 32.5° Long term average 19.2°
    Average this month 35.4° Average this month 22.2°
    Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 35.1° 1998 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 16.0° 2008
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.1mm 11/03/2025 Total This Month 0.1mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 47.2mm 5.4 days Wettest March on record 107.8mm 2000
    Driest on record 6.9mm 2005

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 142.7mm 15.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 53.0mm 8.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 183.3mm 10.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 29.2mm Feb12
    Lowest Temperature 13.4°C Feb17
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

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