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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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Cloud base (m)
5450
5250
350
5400
350
350
350
350
5600
5050
4600
5000
4050
4650
km/h
15
S
10
S
10
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
ESE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
3
2
2
2
3
0.1
0.8
1
0.1
2
0.1
0.5
3
1
1.4
0.1
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4900
4950
5000
4950
5000
5100
5000
5050
5100
5000
4950
4950
4850
4850
4850
4900
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
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5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
SHIP4240
383 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
17.7 km
lightning
428 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours 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
SHIP3192
391 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP7209
391 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP4649
391 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP5802
391 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 160).
9.3 km
SHIP51
391 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 160).
8.1 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.