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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 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
8900
9750
450
400
400
km/h
20
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
0.3
3
0.1
—
—
—
—
4
0.3
—
1.2
—
3
13
max °C
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
 chill °C
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5150
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5150
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242424242424242424242424242428282929282929282929282928282828
Sunrise
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Thu 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
hy2c153E3S
84 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c153E2S
105 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c152E2S
123 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c154E2S
123 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 158).
- km
hy2c154E3S
137 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c151E2S
181 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 120).
- km
hy2c153E1S
187 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c154E4S
203 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 162).
- km
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
hy2c154E1S
215 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 172).
- 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.