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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
150
500
9450
400
9300
6100
km/h
10
S
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
10
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
25
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5200
5100
5050
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5150
5050
5100
5150
5150
5100
5150
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222222222222222323222222222222232323262626262626262626262626272726272726
Sunrise
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
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 Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
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
484m alt.
51 minutes ago
20°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: 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
Aitape
1144 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).

* 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.