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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
9400
6350
5850
km/h
30
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5100
5050
5150
5100
5100
5150
5050
5100
5100
5000
5100
5200
5150
5100
5150
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22222223232222222222222222232323232626262626262726262626272726272726
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

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
574 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
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
839 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
20 km
Low: no cloud
SHIP11691
1037 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP13160
1037 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP8761
1037 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP6229
1037 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 120).
17.7 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.