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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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Cloud base (m)
6150
6050
6250
6350
6200
6100
5950
450
500
6300
6200
5700
km/h
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.4
4
4
2
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7
0.3
4
5
0.8
0.2
0.9
0.1
4
10
9
8
10
max °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5050
5000
5100
5050
5100
5150
5050
5100
5100
5050
5100
5050
5100
5100
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424282928282928282928282928282829282828
Sunrise
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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5:26
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Sunset
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5:40
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5:40
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5:42
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5:42
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5:42
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5:43
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri 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.
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Port Moresby W.o.
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
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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.