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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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Cloud base (m)
6050
5950
350
7100
5150
2700
3250
450
8600
450
km/h
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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2
3
6
12
7
11
2
0.9
4
0.4
3
11
5
3
6
0.4
1.5
6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
27
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
27
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5100
5050
5100
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
4950
5000
5050
5050
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Sunrise
5:24
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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Sunset
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5:39
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5:40
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5:40
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun 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
ASCATC149E2S
461 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC149E3S
463 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC149E1S
492 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC148E2S
498 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC149E0S
545 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC148E3S
567 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC149E0N
576 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC148E4S
584 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC148E1S
600 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC148E5S
604 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 139).
- 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.