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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
450
400
400
400
400
450
9550
5700
5400
5700
km/h
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.4
0.1
—
0.2
—
—
0.3
0.1
0.5
4
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.3
1.7
2
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5100
5150
5200
5200
5150
4950
4950
4850
4900
4850
4800
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242324232323232828282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP3959
286 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
- km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
44 km
Mid: scattered
574 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
lightning 96km WNW of Lorengau
705 km W
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP3342
311 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
SHIP6058
311 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP4325
311 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
- km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
44 km
Mid: scattered
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

* 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.