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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 Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
600
9800
9550
9550
9750
9650
450
9600
450
400
400
km/h
10
SSE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.9
—
—
0.3
1
—
—
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
5050
5100
5000
4950
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
5050
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272727272827272827272828272827
Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
cloudy
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
19 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP5341
983 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
9.3 km
SHIP7188
983 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
39
Fresh winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
8.1 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.