Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
3400
6700
600
2300
2450
150
300
2150
5100
350
km/h
20
S
10
SW
25
SE
30
SE
10
SSW
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
5
S
15
S
20
ESE
35
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.3
5
4
7
6
0.2
0.9
0.1
1.3
0.7
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
4800
4850
4900
4900
4950
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323222222232323232327272727272727272725262726272726
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45

Loading...

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun 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
ASCATC153E3S
67 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC153E4S
107 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC154E3S
110 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC154E4S
127 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC152E4S
136 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC152E3S
141 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC153E5S
179 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC153E2S
181 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC152E2S
197 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATC154E5S
199 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 177).
- 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.