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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
200
600
6900
400
400
350
250
400
450
9450
400
400
400
km/h
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
25
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
4
2
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
3
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4850
5000
5000
4900
5000
5050
4950
5050
4950
4850
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
Sunset
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
ASCATC156E3S
369 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC156E4S
371 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC156E2S
400 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATC156E5S
406 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC150E1S
408 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC157E3S
433 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC157E2S
439 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC149E3S
451 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC149E2S
455 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 77).
- 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.