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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
7050
6350
400
350
9450
9400
9250
8800
9250
9450
km/h
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
5
4
7
5
8
0.1
0.4
5
—
1.3
8
0.1
0.7
8
—
0.4
3
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5050
5050
5100
5150
5200
5100
5100
5100
5000
5050
5050
4950
5050
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242323242424242424242424242424242828282828282828282928292928282928
Sunrise
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—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:39
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP7770
721 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP5192
719 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP2594
719 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP11766
719 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP3551
719 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
SHIP1853
728 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).

* 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.