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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7100
7050
7000
6600
km/h
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4950
4900
4900
4900
4950
5000
4900
4900
5000
4900
4900
5000
4950
5000
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323222323232323272727262726262626262726262726262726
Sunrise
5:33
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—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
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—
5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
216 km NE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
249 km E
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP6618
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP4647
570 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
SHIP5704
570 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP9632
570 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP5591
588 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.