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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6650
4750
6400
5200
5300
5650
350
5100
400
5200
350
km/h
20
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
8
1.9
0.3
4
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
 chill °C
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Freezing level m
5150
5050
5100
4950
4800
4800
4900
4800
4800
4850
4750
4850
4950
4900
4900
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323222222222323232726262726272727272726272726272726
Sunrise
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
SHIP10052
126 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 150).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 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.
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
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
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.