Western Highlands Weather Today

24°

Partly cloudy, feels like 28°.

Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea · Wednesday, 4 November 2026 11:00 local time

Low/High

16°/26°

Humidity

59%

Visibility

18.0 km

Wind

4.0 km/h

Dew point

16°

6.8

Next 24 Hours

Western Highlands Hourly Weather

Western Highlands Hourly Weather
Time	Temperature / Feels like	Weather / Chance of rain
11:00	24 ° / 27 °	63 % Partly cloudy
12:00	25 ° / 29 °	68 % Partly cloudy
13:00	26 ° / 29 °	74 % Overcast
14:00	26 ° / 27 °	80 % Overcast
15:00	24 ° / 25 °	85 % Overcast
16:00	23 ° / 25 °	90 % Thunderstorm
17:00	22 ° / 24 °	96 % Thunderstorm with hail
18:00	21 ° / 23 °	100 % Thunderstorm
19:00	20 ° / 22 °	100 % Thunderstorm with hail
20:00	19 ° / 22 °	91 % Thunderstorm
21:00	19 ° / 21 °	76 % Light showers
22:00	18 ° / 21 °	61 % Overcast

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Western Highlands 7-Day Forecast

Western Highlands 7-Day Forecast
Date	Low/High	Weather	Chance of rain	Wind	Summary
Today	16 °/26 °	Thunderstorm with hail	100%	6 km/h	Today Weather Low/High16°/26° Humidity81% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:16
Thu 5 Nov	17 °/25 °	Thunderstorm with hail	100%	12 km/h	Thu 5 Nov Weather Low/High17°/25° Humidity83% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:16
Fri 6 Nov	16 °/26 °	Thunderstorm	100%	10 km/h	Fri 6 Nov Weather Low/High16°/26° Humidity82% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:16
Sat 7 Nov	17 °/26 °	Thunderstorm with hail	100%	4 km/h	Sat 7 Nov Weather Low/High17°/26° Humidity84% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:17
Sun 8 Nov	17 °/26 °	Thunderstorm	100%	6 km/h	Sun 8 Nov Weather Low/High17°/26° Humidity83% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:17
Mon 9 Nov	17 °/26 °	Thunderstorm	100%	9 km/h	Mon 9 Nov Weather Low/High17°/26° Humidity83% Pressure834 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:17
Tue 10 Nov	17 °/27 °	Thunderstorm	100%	4 km/h	Tue 10 Nov Weather Low/High17°/27° Humidity84% Pressure833 hPa Sunrise/Sunset 05:56 18:17

Western Highlands Weather Summary

This page uses the forecast point for Mount Hagen, the administrative centre of Western Highlands. Conditions vary across the region.

Mount Hagen, Wednesday 4 November 2026: partly cloudy, 24°C (feels like 28°C), with a range of 16–26°C today. The highest chance of rain in the next 24 hours is 100%, around 18:00 local time. Tomorrow: thunderstorm with hail, 17–25°C — see weather tomorrow or the hourly forecast.

Tip: take an umbrella or a rain jacket; use sunscreen, as the UV index is 6.8 (high).

Updated at 11:01 local time, 4 November 2026

Western Highlands Hourly Temperature and Chance of Rain

Western Highlands Temperature and Chance of Rain, Next Days

About Western Highlands

Western Highlands is a region in Papua New Guinea. Its forecast point is at Mount Hagen, the administrative centre, at 5.86°S, 144.23°E, about 1,728 m above sea level. Local time in Mount Hagen is UTC+10 (Pacific/Port Moresby). Data combine the ECMWF, ICON and GFS weather models and refresh every 15 minutes; for official warnings, follow the national weather service.

Western Highlands Air Quality

Good · AQI 14

Air quality is good and poses little or no risk for outdoor activity.

PM2.5 (µg/m³)1.7

PM10 (µg/m³)1.7

O₃ (µg/m³)44

NO₂ (µg/m³)0.1

SO₂ (µg/m³)0.4

CO (µg/m³)198

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