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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
4900
1700
5000
5200
5600
5500
400
5500
5350
km/h
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
1.5
0.7
—
0.5
—
0.4
0.4
—
0.3
—
max °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5100
4900
4800
4850
4850
4900
4850
4900
4800
4850
4950
4900
4900
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232222222323232326262726272726272726272726272727
Sunrise
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5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
Taro Island
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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gurney W.o.
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour 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

* 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.