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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
7200
400
6400
400
5050
5000
2000
550
2750
2600
4200
4400
4850
5100
6300
km/h
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
5
NE
0
NW
5
SW
30
S
10
SSE
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
2
0.3
0.8
2
1.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4850
4900
4950
4850
4900
4950
4850
4800
4850
4750
4700
4800
4800
4850
4800
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232424232323232423232322272827272827282828272727272827272827
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
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 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri 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
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
SHIP7817
497 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 231km NNW of Lorengau
746 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP2601
507 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1385
507 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6012
507 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 231km NNW of Lorengau
746 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.