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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6000
5750
5450
5050
5850
750
200
1750
4250
4950
5150
400
4950
400
350
5000
4900
km/h
5
SW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ENE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
1.1
0.8
3
25
14
6
9
0.3
0.2
max °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5150
5100
5000
5000
4950
5050
5000
4900
4950
4950
4950
5100
5050
4900
5050
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242323232323232222222323232323232827272827272626262627272727272727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
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
27°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP13521
707 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP10523
704 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
SHIP5669
704 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11372
704 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.