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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5750
5100
6000
5350
5150
4850
5250
150
150
250
300
300
2850
km/h
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.9
4
0.9
0.4
12
5
4
12
max °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
 chill °C
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
Freezing level m
4900
5000
5050
5050
5200
5200
5100
5000
5000
4900
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323242424242323232322222223232227272727272827272826252626262726
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
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: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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
ASCATC151E4S
219 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC151E3S
236 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC151E5S
253 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC151E2S
258 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC150E5S
295 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC150E2S
310 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC150E4S
333 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC152E6S
334 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC150E3S
337 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 124).
- 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.