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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5100
5400
5950
4900
6050
5650
5600
5100
5500
5100
600
300
300
250
950
km/h
10
ESE
15
S
5
SSW
5
E
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
NE
10
NW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.4
1.2
0.4
0.1
11
10
5
17
max °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
5050
5100
5050
5200
5150
5100
5100
5050
4900
4950
5000
5000
5050
4950
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232324232324232323232322222222222727262727272727272727262626262626
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

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
hy2c153E3S
108 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c153E2S
111 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c152E2S
145 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c154E3S
166 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c154E2S
192 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c152E1S
195 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c154E4S
196 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c155E3S
210 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 202).
- km
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
hy2c153E5S
243 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 195).
- 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.