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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6800
5700
5600
5900
350
350
350
300
350
6350
6750
5900
6250
6350
km/h
15
SSW
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
0.8
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
Freezing level m
5100
5000
4900
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
5050
5150
5100
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272726272726272726262726262726262626
Sunrise
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP3635
829 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
17.7 km
SHIP5008
829 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
37°C
clear
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
20.4 km
SHIP5614
829 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
17.7 km
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour 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.