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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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Cloud base (m)
6000
500
400
400
450
500
100
700
5150
1850
5050
5350
5350
km/h
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
E
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.4
0.7
1.3
1.3
3
3
0.3
1.1
1.1
2
8
16
2
4
8
2
0.8
4
max °C
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
 chill °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5000
5100
5150
5100
5100
5150
5150
5100
5100
5050
5050
5100
5000
5100
5150
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424232424242424292928282928282928282728272828282928
Sunrise
5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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Sunset
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5:40
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5:42
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5:42
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5:42
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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: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 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.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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. (37 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
17 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours 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.