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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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Cloud base (m)
5800
450
9800
9200
7050
450
9750
km/h
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
4
7
5
9
0.7
0.5
3
4
1
7
0.3
2
8
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0.7
6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5100
5100
5100
5200
5100
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5000
5100
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242424242424242424242424242428282828282828282928292929282928
Sunrise
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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Sunset
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5:40
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). 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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 217km WSW of Kavieng
413 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 135km NE of Kieta
548 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
lightning 98km E of Finschhafen
610 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP3203
756 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP5520
756 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 160).
17.7 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: 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.