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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9000
9100
9350
8850
9700
6100
5700
5350
4850
5950
km/h
20
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
max °C
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
min °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
 chill °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
Freezing level m
4900
4900
5000
4950
5100
5000
4950
5000
5150
5050
5150
5100
5100
5250
5150
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2322232322232323232323242423232326262726262727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE 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
SHIP8906
75 km NNE
15m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(51 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP595
75 km NNE
-m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
SHIP317
75 km NNE
-m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
SHIP782
75 km NNE
-m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
SHIP6
75 km NNE
-m alt.
50 minutes ago
28° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
SHIP4660
82 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
SHIP6879
82 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP10014
82 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP4976
82 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP2345
91 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 150).
- 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.