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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh 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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
2750
350
2950
3100
2050
550
350
3950
2450
9800
5650
350
5450
5500
5950
km/h
10
SW
25
SE
25
SE
15
SW
25
SE
15
S
25
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
5
SW
30
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.3
0.7
2
7
3
7
0.2
0.3
0.8
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
4850
4850
4850
5000
5000
5050
5050
4950
5050
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323222222222323232323232323272727272727262626262727272726272727
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: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh 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
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
573 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour 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.