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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
5500
5050
350
650
4750
6450
5900
450
4900
4700
4850
4650
4850
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
8
6
4
9
1.6
1.1
3
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
Freezing level m
5000
4950
4850
4900
4850
4900
4950
4900
4950
4950
5000
4950
4900
4950
4800
4850
4900
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232322222323232323232323272727272727272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

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
39m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3241
575 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4758
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP8142
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP9957
573 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP7178
587 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
42
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
17.7 km
SHIP7454
587 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 130).
20.4 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.