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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
7050
5150
5250
4150
5700
6200
400
5450
km/h
25
SSE
5
SSW
20
SE
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
7
0.4
—
1.3
—
1.5
0.9
max °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5200
5100
5100
5050
4850
5000
5050
4850
4850
4900
4800
4900
4950
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232322232223232326262726272726272726262726272727
Sunrise
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5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
hy2b151E3S
192 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 82).
- km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
40 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
hy2b150E4S
253 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 62).
- km
hy2b153E5S
264 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 178).
- km
hy2b151E5S
272 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b150E2S
282 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 88).
- km
hy2b152E1S
283 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
- km
hy2b151E1S
303 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b152E6S
327 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 162).
- km
hy2b151E0S
335 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 142).
- 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.