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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
9200
9300
400
9050
9700
400
9750
9350
km/h
25
SSE
10
S
25
SE
10
SSW
5
S
15
SE
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SW
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
0.3
0.4
0.3
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.3
—
—
0.2
max °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
4900
5000
4900
4950
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323232327272827272827272827272827272827
Sunrise
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
712 km NE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Honiar / enderson
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
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.