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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5100
5100
5200
5600
5800
5350
5000
5200
5350
250
100
750
500
1950
350
km/h
10
S
10
E
10
W
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
25
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.6
4
0.1
12
3
4
1.4
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
4950
5000
5050
5150
5200
5250
5200
5200
5100
5000
5000
5050
5050
5100
5050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232424232323232323222322222323272727272727262727272727262727272727
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
SHIP9540
350 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
9
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 100).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP4148
570 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 140).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour 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.
2 hours ago
25°C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 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.