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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 Lihir Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9150
9500
400
450
km/h
15
S
10
S
30
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
1.8
1.3
—
1.3
0.5
—
0.1
0.6
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5050
5050
5150
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
5000
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323232327272727272827272827272827272827
Sunrise
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5:31
—
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5:30
—
—
5:30
—
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5:30
—
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5:28
—
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Sunset
—
—
5:39
—
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5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
4.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.