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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 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh 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 Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9700
9250
7150
8950
350
400
450
km/h
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SW
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
S
30
SE
20
S
10
S
30
SE
20
SE
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.9
—
0.4
2
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.5
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5100
5150
5150
5050
5100
5050
5050
5100
5050
5000
4900
5050
4950
5050
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232324232423232323232323232323232323272727272727272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
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 Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh 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 Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
57 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
57 minutes ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.