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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 174mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5450
5350
5150
6400
6000
5550
5750
5250
5350
2450
450
150
150
3850
1650
150
200
450
km/h
5
S
5
ESE
15
SW
5
WSW
10
E
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
3
0.8
9
117
31
5
7
3
0.1
0.3
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
26
25
26
26
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5000
5100
5100
5050
5000
5000
4900
4900
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424242423232323222121212222212222262727272727272727262525252726252626
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 174mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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
ASCATC153E3S
49 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC153E2S
78 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC153E4S
87 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC154E3S
96 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC154E2S
126 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC152E3S
136 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC152E2S
139 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATC152E4S
140 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC153E1S
192 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC151E2S
211 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 164).
- 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.