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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
350
9500
km/h
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
15
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.7
1.1
—
0.4
1
—
—
0.5
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5200
5100
5000
5150
5100
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272827272727272727272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
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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 afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, 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.
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.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Lightning visible, no thunder heard.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 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

* 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.