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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 Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
6100
450
5350
450
5650
5850
6850
km/h
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
0
NW
5
SSW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
4
0.1
2
19
7
1.6
0.8
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242423242323232323282828282828282928282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:24
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—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
lightning 191km N of Kavieng
300 km WNW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
42 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
42 minutes ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
19 km
Low: no cloud
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby International Airport
919 km SSW
359m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP2529
934 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
7
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP7730
934 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
7
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 110).
- 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.