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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
9450
400
6650
9150
450
km/h
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
min °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5050
5100
5100
5100
5100
4950
5050
5200
5200
5200
5150
5000
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23222222222222222223232223232323232626262726262626262626272726262726
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:35
Sunset
5:45
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:43

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Lihir Island. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Papua New Guinea.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: scattered
Aitape
1144 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1175 km N
211m alt.
4 hours ago
30°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP7749
1212 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.