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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
7350
500
8800
9400
9050
8950
6400
6200
6250
km/h
20
SSE
15
SE
30
S
10
S
10
ESE
20
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
ESE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
25
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
25
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4850
4950
5000
4850
4950
4950
4950
5050
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
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 Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP987
985 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
- 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.