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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong 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
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
6350
6200
2000
550
2200
150
850
300
2550
5250
km/h
10
S
30
SSE
20
S
10
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
25
SE
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
10
E
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1.9
0.5
0.3
0.9
1.5
0.1
6
5
0.1
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.8
max °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
Freezing level m
5200
5050
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
4950
4950
4900
4850
4900
4900
4900
4950
5050
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232322222222222322272726272726272727272726262526262726
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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong 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.
3 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.
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
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.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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.