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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9550
6350
9400
300
6050
5600
450
450
2450
1650
300
km/h
20
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
S
5
SSE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
20
SE
15
SW
10
S
35
SE
20
S
10
SSW
10
ENE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.8
1.9
4
10
4
3
22
max °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
25
 chill °C
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
25
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5150
5100
5150
5150
5000
5000
4900
5000
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
2 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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
26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (2 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP7682
1000 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
8.1 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.