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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
450
9350
9400
450
450
400
450
450
450
km/h
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.6
—
—
0.1
0.5
0.5
—
3
1.8
0.6
4
3
4
0.4
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5000
5050
4900
5050
4950
5050
5100
5050
5050
5100
5050
5100
5050
5000
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242423242323242424242424242428282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
4 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.
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
SHIP10345
597 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24°C
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 120).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
4 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP6530
596 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24°C
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP8528
596 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP8527
749 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
27°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 110).
SHIP11489
749 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP6477
749 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
14
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
- 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.