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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 9 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
500
9450
9600
450
400
400
400
450
km/h
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
0.2
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.9
4
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
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
28
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5050
5200
5150
5100
5050
5150
5150
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232423232323232423242424282828282828272828272828282828282828
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:38
—
—
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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP3823
639 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP3161
635 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP3515
635 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
- km
SHIP4020
635 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
- km
SHIP5833
729 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
17.7 km
SHIP3826
729 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
20.4 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.