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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
300
9650
650
9700
400
6650
9300
7350
km/h
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
15
SSE
30
SE
15
S
25
SE
35
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
Freezing level m
5050
4950
5000
5200
5100
5000
5050
5100
5000
5100
5200
5100
5000
5150
5050
5100
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222323232322222323222222222323262726262726262726262626262626262626
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours 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.
3 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
19 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.