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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 Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
400
400
400
km/h
10
SSE
25
SE
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.4
1
—
—
0.6
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
5150
5250
5100
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
4950
4900
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222323232323232323232323232323232323272727272727272727272827272827272827
Sunrise
5:28
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5:28
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—
5:28
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5:28
—
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5:28
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—
5:28
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Sunset
—
5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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—
5:39
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5:38
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5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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
573 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
SHIP3974
626 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
37
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 180).
17.7 km
771 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
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
17 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
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.