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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6050
4950
4450
4800
4850
4950
4900
300
5150
350
5250
4600
4400
300
km/h
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
ENE
5
W
10
SSW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.5
6
0.8
0.5
0.4
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5100
4950
5100
5000
4950
5100
5050
5050
5200
5200
5250
5200
5300
5000
5050
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232423232423232323232323262726262727272727262727272727272727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
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 Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue 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
573 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
lightning 69km NNE of Gizo
720 km SE
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
rain showers
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.