Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 3 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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2 Lihir Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	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	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)		450	350	9100								8750		400	400	350	400
km/h	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	—	0.2	2
max °C	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
min °C	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
chill °C	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27

Freezing level m	4900	4850	5050	5100	5000	5000	5050	5000	5100	5150	5050	5000	5050	5000	5000	5050	4900

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	5:40	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Mon 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o. 212 km W 4m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	No report.	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).	30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is. 522 km NNE 3m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	44 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Taro Island 573 km SE 3m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Nadzab 759 km SW 70m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Rain		30 km
Munda-New Georgia 771 km SE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.		4000 km
Cassidy International Airport 778 km NE 7m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is. 815 km NNE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).	44 km Mid: scattered
Gurney 835 km S 23m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.		30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport 869 km SW 1587m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.		30 km
SHIP3999 871 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C		Light winds from the SSE (10 kph at 150).	17.7 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.

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations