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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5450
5200
5550
5050
5600
5100
5100
6200
300
5050
4450
km/h
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
25
S
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
NE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.1
max °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
4950
5050
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5150
5000
5100
5000
4850
4950
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2322232323232323232323232323232326272726272726272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, 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.
1 hour 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
27° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: few
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
839 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP7855
841 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP5381
841 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP636
841 km SSE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
SHIP5171
841 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
SHIP9554
851 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 160).
- 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.