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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 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
350
9400
9250
km/h
20
SSE
40
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
10
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.2
2
max °C
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5150
5050
5100
5250
5150
5100
5150
5100
5000
5050
5000
5100
5050
4950
5100
5100
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222223232322232323232323232323232323272626262726272726272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:37
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5:37
—
—
5:37
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5:35
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—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
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Sunset
—
5:44
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5:44
—
—
5:44
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5:43
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5:43
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5:43
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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 morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 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
SHIP7791
727 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 130).
20.4 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.