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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6500
4800
1550
850
350
3850
4800
5700
6650
6600
550
7350
650
450
km/h
10
ESE
10
N
25
SE
25
S
25
SW
15
S
15
NE
15
W
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
E
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
1.9
1.4
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.4
max °C
28
28
27
24
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
min °C
28
27
25
24
25
27
27
26
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
28
27
25
24
25
27
27
26
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4800
4800
4800
4750
4800
4950
4850
4900
4900
4750
4850
4850
4800
4850
4900
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
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: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri 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
574 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
lightning
632 km ENE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
19 km
SHIP7161
1061 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1440
1061 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6855
1061 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
SHIP6748
1061 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1332
1061 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.