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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 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
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
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
5350
5750
6900
km/h
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
0
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
1.4
4
4
7
10
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
 chill °C
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242324232424232324242828282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
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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5:39
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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 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 89km WNW of Kavieng
304 km W
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
44 km
Mid: few
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
thunderstorm
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
44 km
Mid: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour 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
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
20 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.