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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 Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
450
450
900
1800
km/h
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
50
ESE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.1
3
0.1
—
—
—
0.1
2
1.2
—
3
—
—
3
1.6
10
14
max °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
27
28
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
26
28
 chill °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
26
28
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
5100
5150
5050
5100
5100
5100
5150
5100
5050
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242324282928282928282929282929282928282728
Sunrise
5:26
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—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:42
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—
5:42
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5:42
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
839 km S
23m alt.
3 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.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP8275
1066 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
- km
SHIP8010
1066 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C

* 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.