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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
9250
9700
9200
450
9750
9350
9700
400
km/h
10
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
15
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
min °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5150
5100
5100
5100
5000
5050
5200
5150
5200
5150
5100
5000
4950
4950
5100
5150
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222222222222222222222323222323232323262626262626262626262626262726262726
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
Sunset
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:43
5:43

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
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
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP2295
983 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 30).
17.7 km
SHIP4
983 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
20 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.