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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6250
400
350
350
6150
5600
350
4850
400
4700
5400
4850
4750
4700
4000
km/h
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
0
W
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
0.6
0.2
1.5
0.9
0.2
0.1
2
0.2
0.1
1.6
3
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
5000
5100
5050
5000
4900
4900
4900
4950
4900
4900
5000
4950
4950
4850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232423232323232323232423232323272827272727272727272827272827272727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
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: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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
SHIP3203
161 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
20.4 km
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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
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
SHIP1933
740 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3218
740 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
SHIP1579
740 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2738
740 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4666
740 km SW
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.