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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5850
200
600
100
3900
5300
5450
450
400
400
400
6750
350
350
400
km/h
10
E
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
2
3
3
13
3
5
6
0.1
0.2
1.4
0.2
max °C
28
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
5000
4850
5050
5050
4950
5050
5000
4800
4900
4900
4850
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat 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.
59 minutes ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
59 minutes ago
29°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
44 km
Mid: scattered
574 km SE
39m alt.
59 minutes ago
26°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6075
724 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
59 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP4198
723 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 180).
20.4 km
SHIP9808
723 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
SHIP10397
723 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
18
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
17.7 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
59 minutes ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
59 minutes ago
26°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.