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Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
9500
9200
6600
350
6300
5400
100
50
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
9
12
6
max °C
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
min °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
23
 chill °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
23
Freezing level m
4900
5000
5000
5000
5100
5150
5000
5050
5200
5150
5150
5200
4950
5000
5150
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2222232223232323232323242322232326262726262727272827272827262627
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue 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
SHIP4346
161 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
55
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
8.1 km
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
Taro Island
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
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
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
Taro Island
573 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
SHIP3536
624 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP2308
624 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
SHIP9586
624 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).

* 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.