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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island Weather Forecast

New Guinea Ranges · Papua New Guinea
Issued: 3 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
8700
km/h
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.9
1.6
0.1
1.2
0.1
—
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
—
1.1
3
1.4
1.4
5
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
min °C
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
 chill °C
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5000
5050
5000
5050
5100
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5050
4950
4950
4900
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242424242324232828282828282828282828282928282828
Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:38
—
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5:38
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP6093
519 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
- km
Taro Island
574 km SE
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP6203
541 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP3181
541 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP3375
541 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
SHIP3727
541 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
- km
SHIP3546
541 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
SHIP5667
541 km SW
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.