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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5350
6500
2100
800
100
150
2550
2650
400
4100
4650
450
km/h
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
25
SE
25
SSW
25
S
30
SW
15
S
5
NE
15
S
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
0.4
3
4
0.5
3
0.6
0.2
0.1
max °C
27
28
28
28
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
28
26
24
25
24
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
28
26
24
25
24
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4850
4700
4800
4900
4800
4700
4800
4800
4900
4900
4800
4800
4850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323242321212223232323232323222227282827252525272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu 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.
3 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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 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
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
20 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
SHIP3975
944 km SE
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.