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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
6000
6350
350
400
400
5800
5350
5250
5000
4400
4900
4900
km/h
5
SSW
5
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
3
8
3
1.6
1.6
1.6
0.4
0.1
1.2
0.8
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
5050
5000
4950
4950
5050
5000
4950
5000
4900
5000
5050
4900
4900
4900
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323232327272727272727272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
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 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. 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
ASCATB153E3S
70 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB152E3S
72 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB153E4S
93 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC153E3S
111 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB152E4S
128 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB151E4S
139 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB151E3S
148 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC154E3S
155 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB154E3S
166 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC154E4S
170 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 206).
- 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.