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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6000
5650
5250
5600
5600
6150
5350
5750
5350
400
4850
5200
4700
4750
5200
km/h
15
S
5
S
20
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.9
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5100
4950
5100
5100
5050
5000
5000
5000
5200
5150
5000
5100
5000
5100
5150
5250
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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.
4000 km
839 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP2930
934 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
24
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 190).
17.7 km
SHIP3501
934 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
24
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 190).
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.