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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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Cloud base (m)
5500
5950
500
450
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450
400
450
6200
600
2350
km/h
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
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ESE
30
SE
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30
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30
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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4
0.6
1.3
3
0.3
4
6
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1.7
0.9
0.4
9
4
3
3
12
max °C
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5100
5100
5100
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5050
5150
5100
5150
5150
5100
5100
5150
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5050
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Sunrise
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5:40
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
ASCATB153E3S
67 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB153E4S
100 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB154E3S
135 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB154E4S
147 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB152E2S
178 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB153E2S
180 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB154E5S
185 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB153E5S
192 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 98).
- km
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
ASCATB154E2S
237 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 345).
- 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.