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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
550
300
9550
6600
6350
5950
5650
1700
200
km/h
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
3
1.8
5
24
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
min °C
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
 chill °C
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4950
5050
5100
5000
5100
5100
5000
5100
5150
5150
5200
5150
5050
5050
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232322222222222323232324232323232323262726262726262727272727272827272726
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour 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: few
lightning 246km NNW of Lorengau
761 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
18 km
lightning 242km N of Wewak
916 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.