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☀️ Lightning Ridge weather
Clear sky. No rain expected in the next few hours.
Feels like 17° Wind 7 km/h SE Humidity 37% UV 0 Air Good ☀ 06:41 - 17:44
Right now it is 20° in Lightning Ridge with clear skies, it feels more like 17° and today's high is 21° with an overnight low of 7° . The sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:44, giving 11h 03m of daylight. Over the coming week highs range from 21° to 24° - a steady stretch with little day-to-day change.
Lightning Ridge is in New South Wales, Australia, sitting 149 m above sea level, with a population of about 3,000. Local time is Australia/Sydney (UTC+10), and every time on this page is shown in it.
Next 24 hours - temperature
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16°
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9°
17:00 · 19.6° · 0 mm
18:00 · 15.6° · 0 mm
19:00 · 15.4° · 0 mm
20:00 · 14.8° · 0 mm
21:00 · 13.9° · 0 mm
22:00 · 13.2° · 0 mm
23:00 · 12.8° · 0 mm
00:00 · 12.3° · 0 mm
01:00 · 12° · 0 mm
02:00 · 11.2° · 0 mm
03:00 · 10.3° · 0 mm
04:00 · 10° · 0 mm
05:00 · 9.6° · 0 mm
06:00 · 9.3° · 0 mm
07:00 · 9.5° · 0 mm
08:00 · 12.4° · 0 mm
09:00 · 15.2° · 0 mm
10:00 · 17.3° · 0 mm
11:00 · 18.9° · 0 mm
12:00 · 20.3° · 0 mm
13:00 · 21.2° · 0 mm
14:00 · 21.6° · 0 mm
15:00 · 21.7° · 0 mm
16:00 · 21.6° · 0 mm
Precipitation
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Hour by hour
TIME TEMP FEELS RAIN CONDITIONS
17:00
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19.6°
17°
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Clear sky
18:00
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15.6°
12.2°
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Clear sky
19:00
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15.4°
11.5°
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Clear sky
20:00
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14.8°
10.7°
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Clear sky
21:00
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13.9°
9.6°
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Clear sky
22:00
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13.2°
9.1°
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Clear sky
23:00
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12.8°
8.8°
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Clear sky
00:00
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12.3°
8.4°
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Clear sky
01:00
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12°
7.7°
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Clear sky
02:00
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11.2°
6.6°
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Clear sky
03:00
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10.3°
5.8°
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Clear sky
04:00
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10°
6°
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Clear sky
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TodayAugust 15th
Avg 13° Low 7° at 06:00
High 21° at 15:00
Feels 18° Wind ~19 km/h
Clear
00:00
9°
02:00
8°
04:00
7°
06:00
7°
08:00
10°
10:00
15°
12:00
19°
14:00
21°
16:00
21°
18:00
16°
20:00
15°
22:00
13°
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SundayAugust 16th
Avg 16° Low 9° at 06:00
High 22° at 15:00
Feels 19° Wind ~26 km/h
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
00:00
12°
02:00
11°
04:00
10°
06:00
9°
08:00
12°
10:00
17°
12:00
20°
14:00
22°
16:00
22°
18:00
18°
20:00
18°
22:00
16°
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MondayAugust 17th
Avg 15° Low 10° at 02:00
High 21° at 14:00
Feels 17° Wind ~27 km/h
Cloudy
Clear
00:00
12°
02:00
10°
04:00
11°
06:00
12°
08:00
13°
10:00
17°
12:00
20°
14:00
21°
16:00
21°
18:00
17°
20:00
15°
22:00
14°
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TuesdayAugust 18th
Avg 16° Low 11° at 05:00
High 22° at 15:00
Feels 16° Wind ~29 km/h
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
00:00
13°
02:00
12°
04:00
12°
06:00
11°
08:00
14°
10:00
18°
12:00
20°
14:00
21°
16:00
21°
18:00
18°
20:00
18°
22:00
14°
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WednesdayAugust 19th
Avg 16° Low 10° at 07:00
High 22° at 15:00
Feels 18° Wind ~28 km/h
Clear
00:00
14°
02:00
13°
04:00
11°
06:00
10°
08:00
13°
10:00
18°
12:00
21°
14:00
22°
16:00
22°
18:00
18°
20:00
16°
22:00
15°
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ThursdayAugust 20th
Avg 17° Low 11° at 06:00
High 24° at 15:00
Feels 20° Wind ~26 km/h
Clear
Partly Cloudy
00:00
14°
02:00
12°
04:00
12°
06:00
11°
08:00
14°
10:00
19°
12:00
22°
14:00
24°
16:00
23°
18:00
20°
20:00
17°
22:00
16°
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FridayAugust 21st
Avg 16° Low 13° at 04:00
High 21° at 15:00
2.2 mm rain Feels 17° Wind ~27 km/h
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
00:00
15°
02:00
14°
04:00
13°
06:00
14°
08:00
15°
10:00
17°
12:00
19°
14:00
21°
16:00
21°
18:00
17°
20:00
15°
0.3mm
22:00
14°
0.3mm
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SaturdayAugust 22nd
Avg 14° Low 9° at 23:00
High 17° at 13:00
4.4 mm rain Feels 13° Wind ~40 km/h
Rain
Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Clear
00:00
13°
1.3mm
02:00
14°
0.6mm
04:00
14°
0.6mm
06:00
14°
08:00
14°
10:00
16°
12:00
17°
14:00
17°
16:00
16°
18:00
13°
20:00
10°
22:00
9°
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SundayAugust 23rd
Avg 10° Low 5° at 06:00
High 17° at 15:00
Feels 12° Wind ~17 km/h
Clear
00:00
8°
02:00
7°
04:00
6°
06:00
5°
08:00
7°
10:00
12°
12:00
14°
14:00
16°
16:00
17°
18:00
14°
20:00
11°
22:00
10°
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MondayAugust 24th
Avg 12° Low 7° at 06:00
High 18° at 15:00
Feels 11° Wind ~33 km/h
Cloudy
Clear
00:00
9°
02:00
9°
04:00
8°
06:00
7°
08:00
9°
10:00
14°
12:00
16°
14:00
18°
16:00
18°
18:00
15°
20:00
12°
22:00
9°
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TuesdayAugust 25th
Avg 10° Low 4° at 06:00
High 17° at 15:00
Feels 10° Wind ~24 km/h
Clear
00:00
8°
02:00
6°
04:00
5°
06:00
4°
08:00
7°
10:00
13°
12:00
16°
14:00
17°
16:00
17°
18:00
14°
20:00
11°
22:00
9°
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WednesdayAugust 26th
Avg 12° Low 6° at 06:00
High 19° at 15:00
Feels 15° Wind ~18 km/h
Clear
00:00
8°
02:00
7°
04:00
7°
06:00
6°
08:00
9°
10:00
15°
12:00
18°
14:00
19°
16:00
19°
18:00
15°
20:00
13°
22:00
11°
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ThursdayAugust 27th
Avg 14° Low 8° at 06:00
High 21° at 15:00
Feels 17° Wind ~16 km/h
Clear
00:00
10°
02:00
9°
04:00
9°
06:00
8°
08:00
11°
10:00
16°
12:00
19°
14:00
21°
16:00
21°
18:00
17°
20:00
15°
22:00
14°
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FridayAugust 28th
Avg 15° Low 9° at 06:00
High 22° at 15:00
Feels 19° Wind ~16 km/h
Clear
00:00
12°
02:00
11°
04:00
10°
06:00
9°
08:00
11°
10:00
17°
12:00
20°
14:00
22°
16:00
22°
18:00
18°
20:00
15°
22:00
15°
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SaturdayAugust 29th
Avg 16° Low 10° at 06:00
High 22° at 15:00
Feels 19° Wind ~16 km/h
Clear
Clear
00:00
13°
02:00
12°
04:00
11°
06:00
10°
08:00
12°
10:00
18°
12:00
20°
14:00
22°
16:00
22°
18:00
18°
20:00
16°
22:00
15°
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SundayAugust 30th
Avg 17° Low 12° at 06:00
High 22° at 13:00
Feels 18° Wind ~22 km/h
Clear
Cloudy
00:00
14°
02:00
13°
04:00
13°
06:00
12°
08:00
14°
10:00
19°
12:00
22°
14:00
22°
16:00
21°
18:00
20°
20:00
18°
22:00
15°
Sun
☀️ Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 17:44
11h 03m of daylight · Australia/Sydney
Air quality
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³ - Good
No reason to change your plans - open the windows.
Source: Copernicus CAMS, updated hourly.
Tools for Lightning Ridge
Common questions about Lightning Ridge weather
Will it rain in Lightning Ridge today?
No rain is in the forecast for Lightning Ridge today.
What is the temperature in Lightning Ridge right now?
It is 20° in Lightning Ridge right now, though it feels closer to 17° . Today runs between a low of 7° and a high of 21° .
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lightning Ridge?
The sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:44 local time in Lightning Ridge today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What is the air quality in Lightning Ridge?
PM2.5 in Lightning Ridge is currently 2.4 µg/m³, which counts as Good on the European air-quality index. No reason to change your plans - open the windows.
How accurate is the Lightning Ridge forecast, and how far ahead does it go?
This page shows 16 days ahead, refreshed every hour. It blends ECMWF, NOAA GFS and whichever national high-resolution model covers Lightning Ridge best. The first three days are the dependable part - day one is usually within a degree or two - and accuracy falls off steadily after day five, so read the far end as a trend rather than a plan. We publish our measured error against real station observations on the accuracy page.
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