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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6500
5400
5150
1800
4300
2350
4100
4600
4800
4950
5150
5700
5000
150
450
550
600
km/h
10
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
2
2
0.7
0.1
1.5
11
0.2
0.3
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
26
26
27
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
24
25
26
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
24
25
26
26
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4850
4750
4800
4950
4950
4850
4850
4850
4900
4950
4950
4750
4850
4850
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232321222222272727272727272727272827282825262726
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:43
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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
lightning 225km NE of Kokopo
169 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Continuous light drizzle.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6002
750 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP6630
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8993
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
SHIP6247
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP10446
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7329
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C

* 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.