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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4850
4850
350
450
6050
5350
400
400
350
400
5100
400
km/h
5
S
15
SE
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.6
2
3
0.7
5
2
3
4
0.2
max °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4800
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
4950
4950
4900
4950
4850
4900
4900
4850
4950
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272726262726272827272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat 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.
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.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
839 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
18 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP3400
926 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7156
926 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1595
926 km SSW
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.