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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 Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6200
6250
6100
750
5450
5750
450
km/h
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
0
WSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.2
0.2
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
0.1
0.9
6
0.6
0.2
7
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
 chill °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2423242424242424242324242324242428282828282828282928282828282828
Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
410 km NE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
44 km
Mid: scattered
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
lightning 241km SSW of Panguna
580 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.