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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5500
4950
5400
4600
4200
300
500
9300
km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.5
2
0.8
0.9
max °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4850
4950
4950
4850
4800
4800
4850
4850
4950
4850
4900
5000
4900
5150
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323222323222322222322232323282827272727272727262726262726272727
Sunrise
5:45
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:47
5:47
5:47

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu 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
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
44 km
Mid: few
SHIP4830
548 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
574 km SE
3m alt.
37 minutes 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 150km NW of Lorengau
736 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
37 minutes 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 150km NW of Lorengau
736 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
37 minutes ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.