Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 9 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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2 Lihir Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning).
		Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	9450						6950	500	5350	150	2250	2800		1750	2150	2400
km/h	SSW	S	SE	S	SSW	SE	S	S	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1.9	3	0.1	0.4	3	0.6	1.7	3	—	0.1	0.8	—	0.1	1.1
max °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	26	27	27
min °C	26	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	27	26
chill °C	26	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	27	26

Freezing level m	5150	5200	5100	5000	5050	5050	4950	5000	5050	5000	4850	4850	4800	4900	4850	5000

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	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat 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 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
Taro Island 573 km SE 3m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	20 km Mid: scattered
Nadzab 759 km SW 70m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Rain		30 km
Munda-New Georgia 771 km SE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 140).	4000 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport 778 km NE 7m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: few
Gurney 835 km S 23m alt. 2 hours ago		-		30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport 869 km SW 1587m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.		30 km
Penrhyn Island 886 km SE 2m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Port Moresby 916 km SSW 48m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Haze	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	20 km
Honiara 1067 km SE 182m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	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.

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