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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
750
450
650
500
6800
450
350
km/h
15
S
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
max °C
27
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
5050
5100
4950
5050
5100
5000
5000
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232322222223232323232323232327262726262726262727272727262726
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
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 Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
SHIP5540
61 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29°C
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 140).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
58 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.
58 minutes ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: overcast
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
835 km S
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
58 minutes ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.