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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 16:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.5 °C

    Feels like 17.6 °C
    Dew Point
    -0.5 °C
    Gusts
    50km/h
    Relative Humidity
    17%
    Pressure
    1012.0hPa
    Wind
    W 35km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Thursday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    11 °C
    26 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Thursday
    Sunny. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h turning S/SW 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 28.
    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: Sunny. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h turning S/SW 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 28.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 11° 10° 12° 13° 17° 19° 20°
    Maximum 26° 24° 28° 30° 34° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    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 11
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)
    Wind direction WNW W SW SW S S NNE N N W SSW WSW NE WNW
    Relative humidity 26% 15% 31% 21% 43% 22% 52% 22% 37% 13% 42% 23% 43% 22%
    Dew point 1°C -2°C 0°C 1°C 7°C 4°C 9°C 6°C 8°C 2°C 10°C 9°C 12°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:20am EST 5:44am EST 6:07pm EST 6:31pm EST 12:55pm EST 2:26am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Sep 28     		18.4 °C 33.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Sep 29     		13.8 °C 31.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 30     		10.7 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Oct 01     		- 28.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Oct 02     		6.9 °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 33.5° 28/09/2025 Coldest this month 1.9° 01/09/2025
    Hottest on record 41.5 26/10/2014 Coldest on record 4.9 04/10/2016
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 0.0° 25/06/2025
    Long term average 29.6° Long term average 14.5°
    Average this month 25.7° Average this month 9.8°
    Hottest October On Record Avg. max. temp. 32.8° 2015 Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 9.1° 2016
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.0mm 02/10/2025 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 days
    Long Term Average 38.1mm 5.5 days Wettest October on record 145.0mm 2000
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2014

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 363.1mm 47.1 day(s)
    Total For 2025 563.7mm 48.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 493.3mm 46.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 138.0mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 0.0°C Jun25
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

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