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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
3100
3350
6500
2800
2600
1700
2850
2300
5350
km/h
10
S
30
SE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
25
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
3
0.1
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.6
3
2
0.1
0.1
0.1
2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5100
5000
5100
5050
4950
5000
5000
4850
4850
4850
4950
4800
4900
4950
5050
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323222323272727272727272727272726272726272726
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat 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.
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.
45 minutes ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 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.
45 minutes 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.