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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
350
km/h
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4900
5050
4950
4850
4950
4850
4950
4950
4950
5050
5150
5150
5050
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232223232223232323232324232323232726262726262726262726272727272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
5:42
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

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
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
44 km
Mid: few
SHIP15209
565 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 130).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP3733
562 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 130).
17.7 km
SHIP7640
562 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 130).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
4000 km
Mid: few

* 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.