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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5850
6100
400
9200
9500
9350
7350
9300
450
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
0
WSW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
11
9
13
0.2
1.7
3
2
1.6
8
0.4
0.1
5
—
—
5
0.7
—
0.7
max °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
28
28
 chill °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5050
5100
5150
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
5100
5100
5100
5050
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323242424242424242424242424242424282828272828282928282928282928282928
Sunrise
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
lightning 141km ENE of Kokopo
173 km SE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
265 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
lightning 216km S of Lorengau
580 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 175km N of Madang
717 km WSW
0m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATB159E4S
718 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB159E5S
724 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB159E3S
730 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB158E6S
745 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 125).
- 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.