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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5850
450
450
400
1850
800
4350
1950
4900
2150
5350
550
9600
5850
km/h
10
S
25
SE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.4
3
5
4
6
6
3
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
4900
4950
4850
4950
4900
4850
4850
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272726262727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
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
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
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.