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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5750
5100
6000
5350
5150
4850
5250
150
150
250
300
300
2850
km/h
15
S
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.9
4
0.9
0.4
12
5
4
12
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
25
26
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
25
27
25
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
28
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
25
27
25
Freezing level m
4900
5000
5050
5050
5200
5200
5100
5000
5000
4900
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323242424242323232322222223232227272727272827272826252626262726
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
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: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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
574 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
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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
839 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP8525
907 km E
15m alt.
46 minutes ago
- km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP9131
932 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
17.7 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.