Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 9 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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2 Lihir Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)				450	450	9300	9400			500		450			450	400
km/h	SSW	S	SE	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
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mm	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.4	—	—	0.5
max °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	28	27	27	27	28	27
min °C	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27
chill °C	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27

Freezing level m	5050	5050	5100	5000	5050	5000	4950	5100	5050	4900	4950	5000	4950	5000	5000	4900

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	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o. 212 km W 4m alt. 1 hour ago	30°C	No report.	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).	30 km
Taro Island 573 km SE 3m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	20 km
Nadzab W.o. 759 km SW 70m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Rain		30 km
Munda 771 km SE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.		4000 km
Munda-New Georgia 771 km SE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Haze	Calm (0 kph at 0).	20 km Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport 778 km NE 7m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: few
Gurney W.o. 835 km S 23m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.		30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport 869 km SW 1587m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.		30 km
Penrhyn Island 886 km SE 2m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Port Moresby W.o. 916 km SSW 48m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Haze	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	20 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.

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations