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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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Cloud base (m)
4950
7050
400
6700
6150
5400
5800
350
4950
4850
5050
5200
4950
4550
km/h
5
SSE
15
SE
15
S
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
E
5
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
4
3
1
2
0.1
0.1
2
0.1
0.2
0.4
3
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
4950
4950
4900
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
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: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP3921
462 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP549
461 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP3969
512 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP1699
512 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP590
512 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP6331
699 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP2939
699 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
- 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.