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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6000
5900
350
350
400
5200
400
3050
2500
1550
2100
km/h
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
S
10
S
25
SE
5
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
1.3
0.1
0.5
0.4
0.8
1.7
0.5
1.7
1.5
0.2
0.1
4
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
25
25
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
25
25
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
4950
5050
5000
4950
5050
5050
4950
4850
4850
4800
4900
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323222322232327272727272727272727272626262727
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50

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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 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
cloudy
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27°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.
2 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.