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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
350
6000
5850
5600
5600
6800
7150
500
9300
km/h
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
NNE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
1.4
9
1.9
—
3
0.1
6
5
—
1
5
2
—
0.8
0.1
3
11
max °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5050
5000
5050
5100
5100
5050
5000
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
5050
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424282828292929282928282928282929282828
Sunrise
5:26
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—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:42
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 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
lightning 24km WSW of Lorengau
631 km WSW
317m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 182km NE of Angoram
790 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours 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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
7.0 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.