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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5250
6150
5900
5850
5600
5950
2400
400
600
150
150
400
300
300
5100
km/h
15
SSW
10
SW
5
E
10
W
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
1.2
4
8
77
30
6
5
0.2
0.1
2
max °C
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
5150
5100
5100
5050
5000
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
4950
5050
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242323232323222221222223232326272827272727272725262626262727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun 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
ASCATC152E3S
73 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC153E3S
77 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC152E4S
114 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC153E4S
117 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC154E3S
152 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC154E4S
168 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC153E2S
178 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC153E5S
197 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC154E5S
197 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC152E2S
207 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 104).
- 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.