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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6150
6550
300
5750
5550
5500
350
6250
5650
350
350
350
6100
350
350
km/h
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.3
0.1
0.3
1.3
1.8
6
1.4
2
2
0.1
1.4
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.1
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5050
5050
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5100
5000
4950
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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
lightning
521 km NW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 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
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP1471
926 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4398
926 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
SHIP9452
926 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7545
926 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C

* 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.