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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
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
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5100
5100
9500
5250
450
450
450
km/h
5
SSW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
5
0.4
1
2
—
0.6
2
max °C
28
28
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
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
 chill °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4900
4900
4900
4950
4900
5000
5000
5050
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
5100
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232424242424232423232423242423282828282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:26
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—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
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 Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
472 km N
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 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
lightning 150km NNE of Gizo
717 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
773 km SE
6m alt.
49 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
SHIP6542
874 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
SHIP2992
874 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
- 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.