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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 15:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    16.6 °C

    Feels like 14.5 °C
    Dew Point
    12.6 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    1018.4hPa
    Wind
    NW 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Saturday Forecast

    Rain
    Rain
    14 °C
    18 °C
    80%
    1-5mm
    Lightning Ridge for Saturday
    Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far E. Winds W/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SW during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 20.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    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. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far E. Winds W/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SW during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 20.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Rain Mostly sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 14° 7° 3° 2° 2° 3° 4°
    Maximum 18° 13° 13° 14° 15° 16° 17°
    Chance of rain 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Slight
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 8
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNW NW SW SW SW SW S SSW S SSW SSE S SE SSE
    Relative humidity 95% 79% 72% 40% 69% 41% 71% 37% 70% 39% 71% 41% 68% 42%
    Dew point 14°C 14°C 5°C 0°C 2°C 0°C 2°C 0°C 2°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 4°C 4°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
    6:28am EST 6:53am EST 5:31pm EST 5:56pm EST 11:53pm EST 10:37am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Jul 28 New moon Aug 04 First quarter Aug 13 Full moon Aug 20

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Jul 23     		1.9 °C 20.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Jul 24     		0.8 °C 22.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Jul 25     		7.6 °C 23.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Jul 26     		13.8 °C 25.0 °C
    0.6 mm
    Saturday
    Jul 27     		13.5 °C -
    12.6 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 23.9° 25/07/2024 Coldest this month 0.8° 24/07/2024
    Hottest on record 27.0 14/07/2008 Coldest on record -4.4 14/07/1997
    Hottest this year 43.2° 26/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.6° 28/06/2024
    Long term average 19.2° Long term average 5.2°
    Average this month 17.8° Average this month 6.2°
    Hottest July On Record Avg. max. temp. 20.8° 2013 Coldest July on record Avg. min. temp. 2.1° 2002
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 15.2mm 09/07/2024 Total This Month 39.8mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 28.1mm 4.8 days Wettest July on record 151.7mm 1998
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2002

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jul 266.9mm 33.1 day(s)
    Total For 2024 446.5mm 38.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 120.0mm 16.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 136.8mm Jan30
    Lowest Temperature 0.6°C Jun28
    Highest Temperature 43.2°C Jan26

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