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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
500
450
550
400
450
km/h
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1.3
0.2
0.1
4
0.8
0.3
7
—
—
1
0.5
1.2
1.6
—
—
0.9
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5200
5200
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
5100
5150
5100
5000
5150
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323242424242424242424242323242428282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
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5:26
—
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5:26
—
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5:26
—
—
5:26
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—
5:26
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Sunset
—
—
5:38
—
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5:38
—
—
5:38
—
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5:38
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5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP3014
371 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 140).
8.1 km
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
SHIP3834
369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 140).
8.1 km
SHIP5249
369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 140).
8.1 km
SHIP6250
369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 140).
8.1 km
SHIP4359
369 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
9.3 km
SHIP6392
369 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
9.3 km
573 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
SHIP5417
698 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
28°C
32
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
- 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.