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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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Cloud base (m)
450
450
6000
5850
5300
6500
6700
450
500
9550
km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
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5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
3
4
1.7
0.8
10
8
4
3
3
0.3
2
1
0.3
1.2
0.2
0.4
2
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
 chill °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5100
5100
5150
5050
5050
5050
5100
5050
5100
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
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5:24
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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Sunset
5:39
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5:39
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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: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP3827
697 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP5658
696 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP2207
696 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
SHIP2543
696 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP4197
696 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP3484
703 km SSE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- 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.