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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
9400
450
450
400
450
450
450
450
km/h
25
SE
10
S
10
S
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.2
1.3
0.1
—
1.8
0.3
—
0.2
—
0.8
0.1
max °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
5100
5050
5100
5050
5050
5100
5100
5050
5000
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242324232323232324242424242424242828272828282828272828282828282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
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5:38
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5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
lightning
299 km NE
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
44 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5094
563 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 80).
20.4 km
Taro Island
574 km SE
3m alt.
47 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
SHIP10020
561 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
17.7 km
SHIP5469
561 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
17.7 km
SHIP9589
561 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 80).
20.4 km
SHIP12856
561 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
17.7 km
SHIP6756
561 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
17.7 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.