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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
9750
450
9650
400
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
22
23
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
 chill °C
22
23
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5100
5050
5150
5150
5100
5100
5050
5100
5200
5250
5200
5150
5000
5000
5000
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222322222222222222222222232323232323262626262626262626262626272726272726
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:35
Sunset
5:45
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:43

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour 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.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP12726
1000 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
20.4 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.