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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
550
450
450
450
450
550
400
km/h
25
SE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
S
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
1.1
—
0.1
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
0.1
1.2
0.5
0.2
2
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5050
5000
5050
5050
5050
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
5100
5150
5100
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323242324242323242428282828282828272828282828282828
Sunrise
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 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
SHIP9506
670 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 130).
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP4889
677 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP8382
677 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 120).
SHIP3633
677 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 120).
SHIP7705
677 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP9891
677 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
- 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.