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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
9500
9200
6600
350
6300
5400
100
50
km/h
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SW
5
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
15
S
30
SE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
9
12
6
max °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
26
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
25
26
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
25
26
27
Freezing level m
4900
5000
5000
5000
5100
5150
5000
5050
5200
5150
5150
5200
4950
5000
5150
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2222232223232323232323242322232326262726262727272827272827262627
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed 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
ASCATB153E3S
68 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB153E4S
110 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB154E3S
130 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB152E4S
136 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB152E3S
138 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATB154E4S
140 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB151E4S
166 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB151E3S
179 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB153E5S
180 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB153E2S
182 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 155).
- 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.