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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 Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
5250
4850
6150
6100
6250
km/h
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.7
1.8
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
min °C
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
 chill °C
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Freezing level m
5100
5200
5200
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
4900
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
4950
4950
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323222223232322262626272726262726272727262626272726
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
5:44
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:43
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—
5:43
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5:43
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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
SHIP3819
556 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 120).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour 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.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
4000 km
Mid: few
SHIP7303
559 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
17.7 km
SHIP9189
559 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
17.7 km
SHIP2201
559 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP4248
648 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
42
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
17.7 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.