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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4850
4800
400
400
7950
5400
400
400
5150
5800
5600
400
5100
400
km/h
10
S
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
5
0.1
3
3
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4850
4950
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
5000
5000
4800
4900
4950
4900
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232322232323232323232323272726262727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun 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
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
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
19 km
SHIP3568
943 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP7170
940 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP6498
940 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
SHIP6715
970 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP7063
974 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
8.1 km
SHIP5683
974 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
8.1 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.