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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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Cloud base (m)
4050
1650
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4150
5250
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450
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4800
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km/h
15
S
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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7
12
8
6
4
5
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.6
2
0.5
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4900
4900
4900
4850
5000
5050
4950
4950
5000
4800
4900
4900
4850
5000
4950
4900
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun 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
ASCATC153E3S
38 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC153E2S
75 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC154E3S
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC154E2S
125 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC152E3S
132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC152E2S
136 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC152E4S
147 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC153E4S
169 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC151E2S
172 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC154E4S
179 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 108).
- 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.