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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6050
6400
500
450
450
400
450
5700
450
km/h
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
5
—
—
4
—
1.4
4
0.2
1.3
1.3
0.1
5
1.2
7
6
20
max °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
 chill °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
Freezing level m
5150
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5150
5050
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242424242324232828282928282928282829282929282827
Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
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5:43
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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.
57 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 88km WNW of Kandrian
521 km SSW
37m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
31°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
44 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP5703
533 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
43.5 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP8972
530 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
43.5 km
SHIP2310
530 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
50.0 km
SHIP2834
530 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
50.0 km
SHIP4229
530 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
43.5 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.