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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5850
5500
5600
5350
5450
5500
5300
600
4850
5100
5100
4850
5650
4850
km/h
20
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
5
W
10
SSE
10
ENE
0
N
10
S
15
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
max °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
25
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
 chill °C
25
26
27
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5150
5100
5100
5050
5000
5000
5100
5150
5000
5050
5050
5100
5150
5250
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323242326262726262726272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
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 Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 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
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.