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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 Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
250
450
5100
500
450
550
9200
9550
450
450
450
400
400
450
km/h
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.4
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.1
1.2
0.1
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
0.8
1.9
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
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
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5100
5150
5100
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
4950
4900
5050
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232423232423232323232424272827272828282828272828282828282828
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
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: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP5074
533 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
SHIP4476
531 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
20.4 km
SHIP10834
531 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
20.4 km
SHIP3709
531 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
20.4 km
SHIP11722
531 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: 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.