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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5600
5450
5500
300
1800
300
700
300
350
400
400
400
5100
5050
350
km/h
10
S
10
ENE
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.1
0.9
9
7
4
4
9
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
max °C
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
4900
4950
4900
5050
5050
4900
5050
5000
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232322222322232323232323232323272827272627272727272727272727272726
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat 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
ASCATB157E4S
468 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB157E3S
472 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB156E5S
491 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB157E2S
501 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB157E5S
503 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB156E6S
524 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB158E3S
550 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB158E2S
552 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB157E1S
558 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 267).
- 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.