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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5700
6350
2700
1950
500
150
550
3000
4800
4350
5550
6350
5950
6500
km/h
20
SSW
10
SE
5
NW
30
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
4
3
3
1.3
0.3
0.8
max °C
28
28
28
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
27
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
27
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4750
4800
4850
4800
4650
4900
4850
4850
4900
4850
4750
4850
4850
4800
4850
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423222122232323232323232323222222282828252525262727272827272727272727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
ASCATC148E3S
570 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC148E2S
570 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 162).
- 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
SHIP1988
583 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
11
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP3632
590 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP8028
590 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
SHIP8193
590 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP1285
590 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP5740
590 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
- 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.