Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 9 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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2 Lihir Island Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)				9650	9650		9300		9200	350			400		400	400		400
km/h	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SE	S	S	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.4	—	0.4	1.9	—	—	0.2	—	—	1
max °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
min °C	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	26
chill °C	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	26

Freezing level m	5000	5100	5050	5200	5150	5100	5200	5100	5050	5050	5050	4900	4900	5000	4950	5000	5050	4900

	5:31	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30	—	—
	—	5:40	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39	—

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o. 212 km W 4m alt. 3 hours ago	30°C	No report.	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).	30 km
Taro Island 573 km SE 3m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Nadzab 759 km SW 70m alt. 3 hours ago	25°C	Rain		30 km
Munda-New Georgia 771 km SE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	31°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	20 km Mid: few
Gurney 835 km S 23m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.		30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport 869 km SW 1587m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.		30 km
Penrhyn Island 886 km SE 2m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Port Moresby 916 km SSW 48m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Haze	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	20 km
SHIP9512 975 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago	30°C		Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).	17.7 km
Honiara 1067 km SE 182m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	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.

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations