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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9700
5050
4900
4850
5100
5250
5300
300
300
5250
5100
2250
450
250
km/h
10
S
10
E
10
SSW
5
SW
5
E
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
N
0
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
25
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
1.6
0.1
0.1
4
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
25
25
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
25
25
Freezing level m
5000
5050
4900
5000
5100
4900
5100
5050
5100
5250
5250
5200
5150
5250
5000
5050
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232222262726262727262727262727272727272626
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:52
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu 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
ASCATB152E3S
136 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB152E2S
139 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB152E4S
148 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB151E2S
175 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB153E1S
204 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 188).
- km
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
ASCATB152E1S
222 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB151E3S
233 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 188).
- km
SHIP7023
258 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
39
Fresh winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
17.7 km
SHIP3479
258 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
39
Fresh winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
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.