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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 Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
9800
450
400
450
400
450
450
km/h
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1
—
0.1
—
0.1
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
0.5
7
—
0.7
1.6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
5150
5150
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232423232323242424282828282828272828282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP3105
619 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
22
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 100).
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours 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
SHIP7555
615 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
SHIP4814
615 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
22
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP8693
635 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP8324
635 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
- km
SHIP7557
635 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 110).

* 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.