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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 Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
6150
6100
5450
5550
6850
6250
6100
6150
6000
5900
6850
km/h
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
10
S
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
24
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
 chill °C
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
24
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
Freezing level m
5050
5100
5100
5150
5150
5100
5000
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
5100
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232423232323232323232323272726272726262726262726272726262726
Sunrise
5:33
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—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:42
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5:40
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
SHIP7336
164 km NE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
29°C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
43.5 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
4 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
20 km
Mid: few
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.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7683
669 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP4640
740 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP4678
740 km SW
15m alt.
45 minutes ago
- km
SHIP6138
740 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP7352
740 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
- 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.