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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

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

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6500
6350
6350
9150
6600
6250
5500
5200
5650
400
600
3300
5350
km/h
10
S
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
30
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
1.4
0.1
5
8
0.3
1
3
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5000
5050
5150
5000
5050
5150
5050
5200
5150
5050
4950
5000
5000
5000
4850
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:43
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):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
43 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
43 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
43 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning
788 km WNW
0m alt.
26 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
43 minutes ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.