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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9600
6500
6100
5900
6150
7300
6650
6350
km/h
5
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.8
6
—
0.1
0.9
1.3
0.3
—
0.2
—
—
—
0.4
1.8
—
—
—
max °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
Freezing level m
4800
4800
4900
4950
4900
4850
4900
4950
5000
4950
4850
5000
4950
4850
4900
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232324232324242324242323232324232928282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
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: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
239 km NE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 202km N of Kavieng
252 km NW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP2715
721 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP8074
717 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
SHIP8502
717 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP7494
717 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
SHIP8928
717 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP4823
717 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
- 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.