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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 Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9750
9100
400
6950
400
400
9350
9000
500
km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
25
SE
30
SSE
10
S
25
SE
15
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.6
—
0.1
1.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5200
5150
5100
5200
5100
5050
5100
5100
4900
4950
5050
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
4900
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
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: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
4 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours 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.
4 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
4 hours ago
31°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
44 km
Mid: few
835 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP10002
862 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP3806
862 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP9510
862 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
17.7 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.