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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
1650
4700
5550
450
5700
6650
450
6900
450
450
450
6600
km/h
20
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
5
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
S
20
S
10
E
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.7
0.1
1.5
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
25
26
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
24
25
26
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
24
25
26
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4800
4650
4850
4900
4900
4900
4900
4800
4850
4900
4900
4900
4850
4800
4850
4850
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232223232423232323232323222222232323272526272828272827272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
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: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°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
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
18 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP6161
1061 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.