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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
4750
600
5000
5900
550
600
450
6450
6350
5950
km/h
5
S
5
E
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
E
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
20
S
15
S
15
ESE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.1
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
min °C
27
28
26
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
26
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4850
5000
4850
4850
4800
4850
4900
4900
4900
4950
5000
4850
4850
4900
4850
4950
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323222222232323222323272827272827272827272726262726262727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
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
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
19 km
SHIP4889
1058 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5666
1058 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4063
1058 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7220
1058 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° 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.