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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.1
0.4
4
0.9
3
13
0.2
0.1
6
0.2
4
5
0.6
15
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
5000
5000
4950
5050
5050
4950
5100
5150
4950
5000
5100
5050
5050
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
5100
5550
3350
5150
5250
600
150
2100
3000
2450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232324232323232323232828282828282828282827272827272727
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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
SHIP3108
404 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
20.4 km
Taro Island
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
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Taro Island
573 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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.