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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5650
400
850
4100
350
450
5300
4700
4850
400
400
4850
4900
4100
4900
5000
km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
1.7
6
5
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.8
2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
4800
4800
4850
4850
4850
4850
4800
4900
4900
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232223232323232323232323232727272727262727272727272827272727
Sunrise
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: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). 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
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
44 km
Mid: overcast
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.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP4153
790 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP10321
790 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP7594
790 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8385
795 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11885
795 km S
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.