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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
900
6550
6550
5100
5550
550
200
150
550
4150
400
400
5100
9100
km/h
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SE
10
E
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
S
35
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.1
0.2
1.1
2
4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
min °C
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5050
5050
4950
4900
4850
4850
4950
5150
5050
5100
5050
4900
5050
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
Taro Island
573 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
20 km
Mid: overcast
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
44 minutes ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
20 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.