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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 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
S
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.8
—
—
0.1
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
5050
5050
4900
5100
5100
4900
4950
5050
4950
4950
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272727272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
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 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
44 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5591
551 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
11
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 100).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP9879
549 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
11
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 100).
17.7 km
SHIP10746
549 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
11
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 100).
17.7 km
SHIP4061
556 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
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.