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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
4850
350
6250
4900
5650
400
350
5200
5100
5100
5100
4800
km/h
15
S
30
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.9
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
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
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4850
4950
4900
4900
4850
4900
4900
4950
5000
4950
5100
5100
5050
5050
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232322232323232323232323232323272727272726272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). 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.
3 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 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.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
20 km
SHIP6427
908 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP4105
909 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
23°C

* 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.