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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
600
6550
6350
650
5900
500
750
400
5250
4850
550
5300
5100
1600
6050
5400
km/h
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
25
S
30
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
7
7
0.8
1.3
1.7
6
3
4
3
4
2
0.8
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4900
4850
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
4900
5100
5000
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272727262627272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
ASCATC147E0N
775 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 151).
- km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC146E3S
783 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC147E1N
785 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC146E2S
790 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC146E4S
793 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 126).
- 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.