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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
7000
5900
5450
5900
2150
300
100
150
1950
4600
4250
4800
5850
6100
km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
S
35
SW
25
S
20
SSW
10
ESE
10
WNW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1
7
8
4
7
0.9
0.3
max °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
28
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
28
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4850
4900
4950
4750
4850
4850
4800
4850
4900
4850
4950
4750
4700
4800
4850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242322212121222223232323232222272828282827252525262626272827272726
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
Sunset
5:53
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: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP2260
269 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP2149
268 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP9265
268 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP4635
268 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP841
545 km NW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 200).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP9930
638 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP1892
638 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
- 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.