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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
350
9500
km/h
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.7
1.1
—
0.4
1
—
—
0.5
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5200
5100
5000
5150
5100
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272827272727272727272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
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5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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.
52 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
30°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
44 km
Mid: few
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
52 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
Taro Island
573 km SE
39m alt.
52 minutes ago
27°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
52 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
52 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
52 minutes ago
30°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Gurney W.o.
835 km S
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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.