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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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Cloud base (m)
900
500
350
4900
4650
5000
4550
400
4100
4900
4750
4900
5250
5350
km/h
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.8
1.7
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.7
0.2
6
2
3
0.9
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4850
4850
4800
4850
4900
4950
4950
4950
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
4900
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Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat 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
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
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7389
760 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP8610
761 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4269
761 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP10219
761 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
SHIP3653
761 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
SHIP6996
761 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C

* 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.