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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
800
3150
4800
450
5350
6100
450
6500
550
7300
450
500
6900
6650
km/h
25
SE
30
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
NNE
5
NW
10
S
10
E
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
S
20
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
min °C
25
24
25
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
25
24
25
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4850
4750
4750
4750
4900
4800
4800
4850
4850
4900
4900
4850
4950
4900
4700
4800
4850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
222122232323232323232322222222222323262526272827272727272827272726272726
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
Nadzab W.o.
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
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
18 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP9302
961 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
18
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP2428
961 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
18
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
- 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.