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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 22:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    3.5 °C

    Feels like 0.4 °C
    Dew Point
    2.0 °C
    Gusts
    9km/h
    Relative Humidity
    90%
    Pressure
    1022.2hPa
    Wind
    SE 7km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Monday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    4 °C
    16 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Monday
    Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Light winds becoming S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 17.
    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: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Light winds becoming S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 17.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Mostly sunny Late shower Possible thunderstorm Rain Possible shower Possible shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 4° 6° 8° 9° 10° 12° 11°
    Maximum 16° 17° 14° 18° 20° 20° 20°
    Chance of rain 20% 60% 80% 70% 70% 60% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate High High High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 6
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ENE SSE E E SE SE ESE ESE ENE ENE NE WNW SSE SW
    Relative humidity 57% 35% 66% 46% 81% 68% 87% 61% 84% 57% 78% 54% 79% 49%
    Dew point 2°C 1°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 9°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:12am EST 6:37am EST 5:43pm EST 6:07pm EST 2:19am EST 12:23pm EST Waning crescent New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Aug 13     		4.5 °C 19.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Aug 14     		7.8 °C 21.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Aug 15     		2.9 °C 21.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 16     		3.8 °C 21.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 17     		2.0 °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 23.5° 05/08/2025 Coldest this month 2.9° 15/08/2025
    Hottest on record 36.2 29/08/2009 Coldest on record -2.2 12/08/2008
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 0.0° 25/06/2025
    Long term average 21.8° Long term average 6.4°
    Average this month 19.8° Average this month 7.5°
    Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 25.2° 2009 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 4.1° 2008
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 8.0mm 03/08/2025 Total This Month 17.7mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 20.3mm 4.0 days Wettest August on record 55.7mm 2016
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2019

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 295.0mm 37.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 489.4mm 42.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 487.2mm 43.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 138.0mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 0.0°C Jun25
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

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