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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5950
5600
5600
350
350
6450
6300
6100
5700
5850
6200
6350
km/h
25
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
ESE
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
1.8
—
—
0.2
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
Freezing level m
5000
4900
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5000
5150
5250
5100
5050
5100
5000
4950
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232223232726262726272726272726262626262626
Sunrise
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
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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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat 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
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
Taro Island
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
Taro Island
574 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4559
679 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
48
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 180).
3.2 km
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP2372
675 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1583
686 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3369
686 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
8.1 km
SHIP1820
686 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10 km
Mid: scattered
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
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.