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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2700
9700
600
9500
9400
700
400
9800
450
5250
400
450
9550
km/h
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
S
5
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
max °C
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4950
5000
4950
5050
5150
5050
4950
5000
5000
5050
5100
5100
5050
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272726262727272727262726272727262726
Sunrise
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue 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.
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.
58 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
SHIP10562
850 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP8174
850 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP10527
850 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
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.