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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 Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
400
6750
6600
350
km/h
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
10
S
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
30
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
0.6
0.1
max °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
4900
4900
4900
4850
5050
5050
5000
5000
5100
5100
5050
5100
5000
5100
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232726262727272727272727272827272727
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
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 Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
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.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
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
SHIP4202
1034 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.