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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
500
5800
6200
7200
km/h
10
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
0.7
2
—
0.6
14
4
3
3
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
Freezing level m
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
5100
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424232424232323232828282828282928282828282828282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning
576 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
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.