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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
400
6500
6800
350
km/h
5
SE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
10
SSE
25
SE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
2
0.3
1.5
0.5
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
5000
4950
4900
4900
4900
5000
5050
5000
5050
5100
5100
5050
5150
4950
5000
4950
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222323232323232323232323232323262726262727272727272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:31
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—
5:31
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—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
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Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
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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 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

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.
55 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP5260
292 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
55 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
55 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
55 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
55 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
55 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
55 minutes ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 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.