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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5900
6200
9700
2400
2300
700
350
1750
400
5100
5300
km/h
15
S
10
SW
25
SE
20
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
S
30
SE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.3
1.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5000
4950
4900
4900
4900
4950
5100
5000
5150
5050
4950
5000
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323232327272727272726262726262726262727
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 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.