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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5100
5650
6300
5800
5100
4650
1950
250
100
150
100
350
400
5400
300
350
km/h
10
SW
5
E
10
NW
5
S
10
ENE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
2
0.8
6
28
22
1.2
5
0.8
0.2
0.4
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5100
5000
4950
4900
4950
5000
4950
4950
5100
4950
5150
5050
4950
4950
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423232323232222212222232323232323272827272727272625252627272727272727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP3615
548 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8644
545 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
SHIP4821
545 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9057
545 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11170
545 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10786
570 km N
15m alt.
2 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.