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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
5250
4850
6150
6100
6250
km/h
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SSW
5
S
20
ESE
10
SSW
30
SE
40
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.7
1.8
max °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
min °C
25
26
25
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
26
25
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5200
5200
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
4900
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
4950
4950
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323222223232322262626272726262726272727262626272726
Sunrise
5:37
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5:37
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—
5:35
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—
5:35
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5:35
—
—
5:35
—
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Sunset
—
5:44
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5:44
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5:43
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5:43
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5:43
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5:43
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP6459
559 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
27°C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Rain
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
30 km
Low: scattered
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour 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.