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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
6
6
2
0.4
3
1.4
0.9
0.7
1.8
2
4
1.3
max °C
27
27
26
25
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
 chill °C
27
27
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4900
4900
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5050
5050
5050
5150
5150
5200
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
350
400
450
100
700
650
200
100
1800
4800
6750
2500
2850
4950
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 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
hy2b158E1S
689 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b158E0S
700 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b159E3S
731 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b159E1S
732 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b159E5S
747 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 185).
- km
hy2b158E0N
752 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b159E4S
753 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 182).
- km
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 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.