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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
450
400
450
450
400
450
400
400
km/h
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.7
0.1
0.8
2
—
—
0.1
0.2
0.2
1
0.1
—
0.3
—
0.3
2
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
 chill °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
Freezing level m
5000
5100
5050
5100
5050
5050
5100
5100
5100
5000
5050
5100
5100
5100
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2324242424242424242423242324242428282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
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5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
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Sunset
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE 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.
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
ASCATC147E4S
646 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC147E3S
670 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATC147E5S
699 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC148E7S
702 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC146E5S
725 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
ASCATC146E4S
761 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 103).
- km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.