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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
450
9800
500
450
450
km/h
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SE
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.3
1.1
—
—
1.3
0.1
—
0.1
max °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5050
4950
5150
5250
5050
5000
5000
5000
5050
5100
4900
5000
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323242327272827272727272828282828282828
Sunrise
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). 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
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
ASCATC151E4S
266 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC151E5S
277 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC150E4S
298 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC150E3S
326 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC150E5S
344 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC150E2S
365 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC151E6S
411 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC149E4S
413 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC151E7S
419 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 113).
- 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.