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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
6000
6800
400
400
500
550
500
7050
550
km/h
5
E
20
SSW
15
S
15
E
15
S
15
S
10
E
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
5
SE
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
max °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
min °C
28
27
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4850
4800
4900
4900
4900
4900
4950
4950
4900
4950
4900
4800
4900
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232322222222222323232223232827272827272727262726262727262727
Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). 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
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
44 km
Mid: scattered
573 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: overcast
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
12 km
lightning
995 km W
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
1060 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.