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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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Cloud base (m)
400
5750
350
500
1850
1950
5000
4900
5950
5450
400
350
400
400
4800
5100
km/h
10
S
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.9
2
1.2
4
8
6
0.5
0.4
0.6
1.6
0.6
1.4
3
max °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4800
4850
4850
4750
4800
4900
4850
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
cloudy
Rain showers.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
44 km
Mid: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP8033
860 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6184
860 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
SHIP8994
862 km S
15m alt.
3 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.