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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5500
5250
650
2550
4850
5200
5200
4850
5100
4850
4850
5750
5000
700
150
3850
450
km/h
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
25
S
10
S
10
S
5
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
20
SW
35
SE
25
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
5
0.1
1
0.3
4
17
3
0.4
max °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
24
26
26
min °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
24
24
25
26
 chill °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
24
24
25
26
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4800
4850
4800
4850
4900
4850
4850
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
4800
4950
5000
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222323232323232323232322212222272727262727272827272827272725242626
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:43
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
47 minutes ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3229
747 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
773 km SE
6m alt.
47 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Rain showers.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP8034
746 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
SHIP10548
746 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
SHIP3506
746 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10977
746 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
771 km SE
6m alt.
47 minutes ago
26°C
cloudy
Rain showers.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.