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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
9850
400
400
650
350
km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.6
—
0.6
1.9
—
—
1.1
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5200
5150
5100
5200
5100
5050
5100
5050
4900
4950
5100
4950
4950
5000
4950
5000
4900
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272727272827272727272827272827
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed 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.
2 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
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
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
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 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
25°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Honiar / enderson
1075 km SE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
light rain
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few

* 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.