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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
550
350
200
550
400
7150
km/h
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
25
ESE
25
SE
10
S
35
SE
15
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5000
5000
4950
5000
5200
5050
5000
5100
5000
5000
5050
5100
5000
5100
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727262726262726262726262726262726
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:45
5:45
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP5551
524 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30°C
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
hy2b160E2S
882 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b160E1S
883 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 218).
- 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.