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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
400
450
450
400
500
450
550
500
400
400
400
450
500
km/h
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
2
0.4
1.5
5
—
—
3
0.1
0.8
1.8
—
—
—
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5150
5100
5200
5150
5000
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
5150
5050
5050
5000
5050
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232324232324242424242424232424242828282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
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—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
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 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
SHIP4477
648 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
- 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
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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 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

* 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.