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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
400
km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
10
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
max °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5200
5100
5100
5150
5000
5050
5100
5050
5050
5050
5000
4950
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2322232322222323232323232323232326262726262727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
Taro Island
573 km SE
39m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gurney W.o.
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.