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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
5550
5750
350
500
350
6350
6300
6100
6400
6800
6900
km/h
15
SSW
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
15
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
1.5
0.1
1.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5000
4850
5000
5000
4950
5050
5050
5000
5050
5150
5100
5150
5100
4900
4950
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272726272727272726272726262727
Sunrise
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP7783
564 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 170).
8.1 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7361
569 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 170).
8.1 km
SHIP9033
569 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 170).
8.1 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.