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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9200
450
400
9700
400
9550
400
km/h
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
10
SSW
5
S
25
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
30
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.7
—
0.1
1.5
—
0.1
0.5
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5000
5000
5150
5100
5150
5150
5150
5150
5000
5000
5050
5050
4950
4950
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232424232424232323232323232323232727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
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5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE 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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 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
29°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
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.