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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
2800
6400
6150
2050
250
150
550
3900
450
400
5350
300
km/h
15
SSW
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
0
N
10
SW
5
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
S
35
SE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.9
3
3
4
0.1
0.1
0.4
max °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
4950
5000
4950
4900
4850
4800
4950
5100
5100
5100
5050
4950
5000
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232222222323232222232323272726272726262626262726262626262726
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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
SHIP5559
708 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
8.1 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
lightning 222km N of Buala
890 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
1077 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP4794
994 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
50.0 km
SHIP5553
994 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 140).
43.5 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 239km NNE of Auki
1123 km ESE
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.