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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9750
9500
9400
6100
6350
6350
6100
400
450
500
450
450
400
km/h
10
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
15
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
1.1
0.1
0.7
max °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
4950
4900
5000
4900
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:53
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.