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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6600
6350
8700
7100
350
6350
3300
2600
150
2100
5150
1850
km/h
10
S
10
E
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
35
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
30
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
E
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.7
3
5
4
4
1.9
4
4
0.1
0.5
5
max °C
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
25
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
4900
5000
5150
5050
5150
5150
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4800
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323262726272727272727272727272726272726
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP3635
629 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 130).
20.4 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 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.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8435
628 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
55
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
17.7 km
SHIP4540
628 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
55
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
17.7 km
SHIP10196
721 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP9159
721 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
20.4 km
SHIP4189
721 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
17.7 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.