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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
350
450
500
9750
6750
9400
6350
6150
6100
5750
km/h
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
1
max °C
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
4950
5000
4950
5000
5100
5000
5050
5100
4950
5100
5200
5150
5150
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232322232323242324242323232327262726262727262727272827272828
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat 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
SHIP8556
55 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
59
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 170).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
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
22°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (2 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP8420
793 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 140).
17.7 km
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 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.