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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
9400
4950
2550
4100
4550
350
5650
5750
5800
5000
450
3600
km/h
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
S
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.1
0.6
0.6
4
1.8
3
15
0.2
3
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5100
5200
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
5000
4900
4850
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232322232323262727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu 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
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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
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
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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
25°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (33 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.