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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 Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
9000
450
350
9750
6600
km/h
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
SE
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
S
25
SE
15
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
2
—
0.2
0.1
—
0.1
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
5000
5150
5050
5150
5150
5150
5150
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
5050
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232423242324232323232323232323272727272727272827272827272727272827
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
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 Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). 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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.