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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 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
400
9550
9650
km/h
5
S
25
SE
15
SSW
5
S
20
SE
15
WSW
10
S
25
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
10
S
15
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
0.6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5050
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
5050
4950
4950
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272827272827272827272727272727
Sunrise
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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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 Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
573 km SE
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
30°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
51 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
51 minutes ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
Honiar / enderson
1075 km SE
9m alt.
51 minutes ago
26°C
light rain
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
1075 km SE
484m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.