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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
3900
3050
5800
450
450
350
350
350
550
200
4850
km/h
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
6
6
3
4
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4950
4850
5000
5000
4850
5050
5050
4900
4900
4900
4850
4950
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2322232323232223232323232323232327272727272727272726272727272727
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP3037
561 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
8.1 km
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
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning 199km W of Lorengau
801 km WSW
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
lightning 139km NE of Wewak
882 km WSW
0m alt.
30 minutes 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.