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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
9400
9350
450
400
9650
7250
km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
WSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SE
10
SSW
10
S
25
SE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
0.5
—
0.7
2
—
0.2
0.6
max °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
min °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5100
5100
5150
5200
5050
5150
5050
5050
5050
5000
4900
4900
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2324242423242323232323232323232327272827272727272827282827272828
Sunrise
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP10119
940 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 160).
8.1 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.