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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4950
2200
500
450
550
500
9600
km/h
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
15
S
15
S
5
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
0.3
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4900
4800
4900
4950
4850
5000
5050
4900
5050
4950
4850
5000
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232322232223232324242427272727272726262726272727272827
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
5:49
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri 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.
4 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
380 km NNE
0m alt.
31 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
4 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
4 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
4 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.