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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
9700
5100
5550
4250
850
4200
5350
5400
450
550
3100
km/h
20
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
2
5
2
2
7
0.8
0.2
6
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5200
4950
5000
4950
4850
4950
4800
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
5000
4900
4950
4900
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50

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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 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed 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
hy2b157E2S
482 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 182).
- km
hy2b156E1S
506 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 182).
- km
hy2b157E4S
506 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 172).
- km
hy2b157E3S
524 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 190).
- km
hy2b156E0S
525 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 185).
- km
hy2b157E1S
545 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 190).
- km
hy2b157E5S
547 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 175).
- km
hy2b156E0N
547 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
- km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.