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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 Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
350
400
350
9100
6850
400
350
6600
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
1.5
0.8
0.9
3
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
 chill °C
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4850
5050
5100
5000
4950
5050
5000
5150
5050
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232423232323232323232323262727272727272727272827272727272827
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:40
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—
5:39
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5:39
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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
573 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
thunderstorm affecting Lorengau
613 km W
1m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 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.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.