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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6300
5350
5600
350
400
6050
400
600
6600
6850
km/h
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.3
0.2
0.6
4
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
 chill °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4900
5050
5000
4850
4900
5000
5000
5050
5000
4900
5050
5100
5050
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323222223232323232323232323272727272726272626272726262726262726
Sunrise
5:35
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—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
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—
5:42
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP12384
348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Light rain showers.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP5957
346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Light rain showers.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP12003
596 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
9.3 km
SHIP657
596 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4488
596 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
9.3 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.