Lightning Ridge Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest Wednesday at 37° · coldest night tonight at 14°
The short of it: Lightning Ridge weather on Tuesday, 10 November 2026: local time, 23 °C (74 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 20 °C (68 °F). Today’s high 34 °C (93 °F), low 14 °C (58 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Warnings in force: heat warning. Source: Wanted Weather forecast service (global weather models), updated 09:15 local time.
LIGHTNING RIDGE, Tuesday. — Lightning Ridge may look for an overcast sky this day, with the mercury climbing to about 34° before sinking to 14° by night. That is some 2° milder than a typical November afternoon in Lightning Ridge, where the average high is 32°. Winds are light from the ENE, gusting to 15 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Wednesday the pick at about 37°, while tonight will be the coldest at 14°. Rain or snow is due on 3 of them, some 6.5 mm in all. Nights run 3° colder than the November norm of 18°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Lightning Ridge brings highs near 32°, lows of 18° and about 41 mm of rain over the month. January is the warmest month here at 36°, July the coldest at 5°, and January the wettest with 58 mm. The best months to ride in are August and May.
The sun is up 13 h 28 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 2 minutes each. The station stands 162 m above the sea.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Partly cloudy | 22° | 19° | 8 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Overcast | 26° | 24° | 8 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 28° | 27° | 8 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Mostly clear | 31° | 30° | 5 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Mostly clear | 32° | 33° | 2 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Mostly clear | 33° | 34° | 2 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Mostly clear | 34° | 34° | 2 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Overcast | 34° | 33° | 1 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Overcast | 33° | 31° | 2 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Overcast | 33° | 30° | 2 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Partly cloudy | 32° | 30° | 3 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 26° | 4 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Mostly clear | 26° | 24° | 4 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 25° | 22° | 5 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Mostly clear | 24° | 22° | 4 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Mostly clear | 22° | 20° | 5 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Mostly clear | 22° | 20° | 3 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Overcast | 21° | 18° | 3 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Overcast | 20° | 18° | 4 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Overcast | 20° | 18° | 5 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | 20° | 17° | 6 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Partly cloudy | 20° | 18° | 6 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 21° | 18° | 7 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Overcast | 24° | 21° | 9 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 10): overcast, high 34°, low 14°, dry, gusts to 15 km/h. Sun up 6:08 AM, down 7:36 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Wednesday (Nov 11): light showers, high 37°, low 20°, 1.7 mm of rain, gusts to 50 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 7:36 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Thursday (Nov 12): overcast, high 36°, low 21°, dry, gusts to 18 km/h. Sun up 6:06 AM, down 7:37 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Friday (Nov 13): overcast, high 34°, low 20°, dry, gusts to 15 km/h. Sun up 6:06 AM, down 7:38 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Saturday (Nov 14): overcast, high 35°, low 22°, 2.1 mm of rain, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 6:05 AM, down 7:39 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Sunday (Nov 15): overcast, high 33°, low 22°, 2.7 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:05 AM, down 7:40 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Monday (Nov 16): overcast, high 28°, low 18°, dry, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 6:04 AM, down 7:41 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
The Week in Figures
| Day | Low · High | Rain | Gusts | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 14°34° | dry | 15 km/h | 13 h 28 min | |
| Wednesday | 20°37° | 1.7 mm | 50 km/h | 13 h 29 min | |
| Thursday | 21°36° | dry | 18 km/h | 13 h 31 min | |
| Friday | 20°34° | dry | 15 km/h | 13 h 32 min | |
| Saturday | 22°35° | 2.1 mm | 34 km/h | 13 h 34 min | |
| Sunday | 22°33° | 2.7 mm | 25 km/h | 13 h 35 min | |
| Monday | 18°28° | dry | 34 km/h | 13 h 37 min |
Warmest: Wednesday at 37°. Wettest: Sunday, 2.7 mm. Strongest gusts: Wednesday, 50 km/h.