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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 Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
350
400
6500
350
400
6350
km/h
20
S
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
5
S
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.3
0.9
—
1.3
2
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4850
5000
5100
4950
5000
5050
5050
5150
5100
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232424242423232323232323262727272727272727272827272727282827
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
839 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP4779
1024 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP10530
1024 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4953
1024 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.