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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
5200
9700
9400
500
450
km/h
10
SSW
25
SE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
WSW
10
S
25
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
30
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
1.6
1.8
—
0.1
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
4950
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
4900
5000
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272827272827272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat 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
SHIP10500
66 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 150).
9.3 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours 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
Mid: few
SHIP8186
66 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 150).
9.3 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours 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
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few

* 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.