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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 25 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 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5700
5400
5900
900
350
300
200
300
4750
400
5000
400
5450
5200
350
km/h
5
W
10
SSE
10
E
15
SE
35
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.7
0.1
1.4
21
9
1.4
4
0.1
0.2
0.3
1.2
max °C
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5000
5000
4950
5050
4950
4900
5000
4950
4900
5100
5050
4900
4950
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2423232323232222222223232323232327272827272626262627272727272727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
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 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Mon 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
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP9173
861 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8703
861 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
SHIP5492
861 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11215
861 km NW
15m alt.
3 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.