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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
450
5100
450
450
400
9150
450
450
9400
450
450
400
km/h
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
S
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
1
0.3
—
0.5
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.8
max °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
Freezing level m
5150
5050
4950
5100
5000
5050
5000
4900
4900
5050
5000
4900
5000
5000
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232324232323232324242827272828282828272828282828282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:39
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP10916
756 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
839 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP7449
752 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
20 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.