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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
300
550
500
400
500
500
300
km/h
25
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
25
SE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
max °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
min °C
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5100
5100
5200
5100
5100
5100
5050
5100
5150
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232222232222222222222223232323232626262626262626262626262727272726
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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
SHIP7220
184 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
46
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 170).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 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
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.