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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
450
9250
9450
9750
9700
9600
9550
km/h
30
SE
25
SSE
5
S
20
SE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SE
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
1.4
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
Freezing level m
5150
5000
5050
5050
5050
5050
5100
5000
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272827272827272727272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
5:39
—
—
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 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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
31°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour 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.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
20 km
Low: no cloud
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.