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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
600
6600
6350
6350
9350
6350
6150
6050
5850
5350
5200
100
1750
km/h
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
5
S
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
35
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.9
1.6
2
14
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
25
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
25
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5050
4950
5050
5050
5050
5100
5100
5000
5050
5100
5100
5250
5150
5100
5050
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232322222222232323232323232323232323262726262726262727272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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
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
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 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
lightning
1052 km W
0m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.