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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 10:40 EDT

    PAST 24 HOURS

    34.0 °C

    Feels like 31.4 °C
    Dew Point
    16.4 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    35%
    Pressure
    1016.6hPa
    Wind
    N 24km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    26 °C
    39 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Friday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds NE 20 to 30 km/h turning N/NW 35 to 55 km/h during the morning and early afternoon then becoming N 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
    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 a thunderstorm. Winds NE 20 to 30 km/h turning N/NW 35 to 55 km/h during the morning and early afternoon then becoming N 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40s.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Late shower
    Minimum 26° 28° 27° 23° 23° 25° 27°
    Maximum 39° 39° 37° 36° 36° 36° 35°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 10% 60%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme - -
    Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - -
    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 20
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NNE NNE NNE NE ENE ENE ENE NE ENE NE NNE N NW
    Relative humidity 38% 19% 38% 19% 41% 18% 50% 20% 45% 19% 45% 21% 38% 29%
    Dew point 16°C 12°C 15°C 12°C 14°C 9°C 14°C 9°C 14°C 9°C 15°C 10°C 15°C 15°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
    5:31am EDT 5:58am EDT 7:57pm EDT 8:24pm EDT 2:38am EDT 3:20pm EDT Waning crescent New moon Dec 13 First quarter Dec 20 Full moon Dec 27 Last quarter Jan 04

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Dec 04     		19.0 °C 35.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 05     		18.9 °C 37.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Dec 06     		21.6 °C 40.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 07     		23.8 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Dec 08     		- -
    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 37.5° 05/12/2023 Coldest this month 16.8° 01/12/2023
    Hottest on record 43.6 04/12/2016 Coldest on record 5.0 26/12/2006
    Hottest this year 41.4° 06/03/2023 Coldest this year -0.7° 16/10/2023
    Long term average 34.6° Long term average 20.2°
    Average this month 33.6° Average this month 19.0°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 38.5° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 17.1° 2008
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 3.8mm 02/12/2023 Total This Month 3.8mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 52.9mm 6.6 days Wettest December on record 170.6mm 2007
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2000

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 453.5mm 60.1 day(s)
    Total For 2023 263.7mm 31.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2022 609.6mm 81.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 32.2mm Nov24
    Lowest Temperature -0.7°C Oct16
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Mar 6

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