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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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6300
5900
5350
4900
5600
5350
6250
350
400
5600
km/h
10
SSW
25
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
4
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.6
—
—
—
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
 chill °C
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Freezing level m
5100
5200
5100
5100
5000
4800
4900
5000
4850
4900
4900
4900
4800
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323222222222322222323262726262726272727272726272726272726
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
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—
5:43
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong 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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP3253
552 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
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
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.