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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6650
6600
6350
8800
350
5800
5400
3150
100
4300
900
2600
km/h
10
S
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
S
5
S
20
SE
10
SSW
15
S
25
SE
15
SW
10
S
35
SE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
ESE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3
1.5
5
2
1.8
0.2
1.1
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
5000
5000
5100
5050
4950
5100
5150
5150
5200
5100
5050
5000
5050
5100
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222222222323232323232323232323232323262726262726272727272827272726272727
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:46
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 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
55 minutes ago
29°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
55 minutes ago
30°C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
44 km
Mid: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
LukunochAtoll-Caroline Islands
963 km N
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
29°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
44 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.