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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 Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4600
9600
9350
500
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.6
—
—
0.1
0.9
0.5
3
10
1.2
0.1
—
—
0.1
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.8
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
4950
5100
5000
5050
5150
5100
5050
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423232423232323242424242424232424282828282828282828282928282828282828
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue 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
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
574 km SE
3m alt.
55 minutes 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.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP4806
769 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP5476
766 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
SHIP4680
766 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
SHIP6822
766 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP3494
766 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
- km
SHIP5873
766 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
SHIP6103
766 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C

* 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.