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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
400
9150
450
350
9400
6850
1650
km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
15
SSW
5
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
0.1
1.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4850
5050
5050
5050
5000
5050
5000
5150
5150
5050
5100
5000
5000
5050
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232324242323242323242323232327272727272727272827272827272727
Sunrise
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP6051
617 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 180).
20.4 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6305
614 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP8872
614 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP11218
614 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4000 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.