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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 Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6250
450
500
5900
6050
800
650
5500
5900
6450
km/h
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1.3
2
1.7
9
21
5
0.3
0.5
—
—
—
max °C
28
29
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424232324242424282928282929282928282828272828282928
Sunrise
5:24
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—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
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Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
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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: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). 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.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
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
839 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
13 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP6579
937 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
29
Moderate winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP10111
937 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
29
Moderate winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 70).
- 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.