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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 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
6700
2800
400
6850
7050
9350
500
9200
km/h
10
S
15
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1
1.7
3
1.3
2
9
9
1.7
2
—
—
1.6
0.8
—
5
0.8
1.2
4
max °C
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
Freezing level m
5000
5100
5100
5050
5050
5150
5000
5050
5100
5150
5100
5100
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424282928292928282828282929282928282928
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 51km WNW of Panguna
425 km SE
799m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP6020
564 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
56 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP4534
562 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
18
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
17.7 km
SHIP2608
562 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
35°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 100).
20.4 km
SHIP4106
562 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
35°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 100).
20.4 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
56 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP3064
691 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 90).

* 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.