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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
S
25
S
40
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.9
1.5
1.6
6
10
4
3
1.5
0.1
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
28
28
27
27
28
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
28
27
27
28
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5050
5000
4950
5050
5050
5050
4900
4850
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
4950
5100
5200
5000
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
550
550
6800
5850
2800
150
200
750
400
350
150
200
1700
650
4050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2423242323232322232322222222232323242328282828282827262627262526262627272827
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
537 km NE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP7562
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP3731
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
SHIP9810
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
SHIP3900
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10193
750 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
SHIP1622
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.