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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
9700
450
400
450
400
9800
400
km/h
15
SSE
30
SE
10
S
15
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.3
—
—
3
0.4
—
—
—
—
0.2
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
5150
5250
5100
5000
5050
4950
5050
5050
4950
4950
5050
5000
4950
4900
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272727272827272827272827272827
Sunrise
5:28
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—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
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Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
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—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
SHIP7377
316 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
17.7 km
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
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
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
4000 km
Mid: few
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.