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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5450
6250
6100
6300
6350
5200
5050
5550
6300
300
6300
km/h
15
WSW
10
S
15
ENE
5
SW
5
SSW
25
SE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
10
S
25
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
3
0.2
0.5
0.6
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4900
4850
4850
4950
4900
4900
5000
4850
4950
4950
4950
5100
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232322222222222223232323232326272727272726272726272727272727
Sunrise
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 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
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP3191
963 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP3498
976 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
- 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.