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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6250
6500
6100
5500
6000
5400
5500
5900
6450
300
6250
km/h
10
ENE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
5
WSW
5
SSE
20
SE
15
S
25
SE
25
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
10
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
2
0.8
0.1
0.1
—
0.1
0.6
—
—
—
max °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
4850
4850
4950
4900
4850
4900
4850
4900
4950
4900
4900
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232222222222222323232323232726272727272726272726272726272726
Sunrise
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 0 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
574 km SE
3m alt.
54 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
SHIP2255
655 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
37
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 180).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
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.