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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
2150
2900
1750
3900
4750
5100
km/h
10
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
S
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
S
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
4900
4900
4900
5000
5050
4950
5100
5050
4900
5100
5050
4950
5100
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727262726262726262726262727272727
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP8147
827 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
17.7 km
SHIP7416
827 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
20.4 km
SHIP9098
827 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
17.7 km
SHIP3765
827 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
17.7 km
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.