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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 13:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    14.3 °C

    Feels like 9.4 °C
    Dew Point
    4.0 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    50%
    Pressure
    1014.6hPa
    Wind
    W 19km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Lightning Ridge Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    5 °C
    14 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Lightning Ridge for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Patches of morning frost in the S. Slight chance of a shower in the SE, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming W 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.
    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: Partly cloudy. Patches of morning frost in the S. Slight chance of a shower in the SE, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming W 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.

    Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 5° 6° 7° 6° 5° 5° 6°
    Maximum 14° 15° 15° 15° 15° 16° 17°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 30% 5% 5% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Slight Slight Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)
    Wind direction W WSW WNW WSW WNW WSW NW WSW SW SW NE WNW ESE SW
    Relative humidity 66% 46% 66% 47% 71% 43% 69% 44% 77% 44% 68% 41% 66% 44%
    Dew point 3°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 4°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:30am EST 6:56am EST 5:14pm EST 5:40pm EST 4:06pm EST 5:51am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Jun 11 Last quarter Jun 19 New moon Jun 25 First quarter Jul 03

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  11. Lightning Ridge Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Jun 06     		5.3 °C 18.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Jun 07     		7.9 °C 19.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jun 08     		5.9 °C 16.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jun 09     		5.3 °C -
    0.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Jun 10     		- -
    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 22.1° 01/06/2025 Coldest this month 5.3° 06/06/2025
    Hottest on record 27.2 15/06/2002 Coldest on record -3.5 30/06/2010
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025 Coldest this year 5.3° 06/06/2025
    Long term average 19.4° Long term average 6.5°
    Average this month 19.0° Average this month 9.2°
    Hottest June On Record Avg. max. temp. 21.3° 2008 Coldest June on record Avg. min. temp. 4.7° 2007
    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 10.6mm 03/06/2025 Total This Month 14.8mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 44.3mm 5.2 days Wettest June on record 224.1mm 2016
    Driest on record 2.8mm 2020

  13. Lightning Ridge Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jun 244.8mm 28.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 434.1mm 27.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 403.9mm 31.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 138.0mm Mar29
    Lowest Temperature 5.3°C Jun 6
    Highest Temperature 43.9°C Jan30

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