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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9450
6850
150
1800
1550
150
250
4200
5200
5500
500
km/h
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SE
20
S
10
WSW
15
ENE
0
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
3
0.8
4
15
6
9
12
1.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
25
26
25
24
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
25
26
25
24
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5100
5150
5200
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
4900
4950
4950
4850
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232322232222232323232323272727272727272726272625262726272727
Sunrise
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.