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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 161mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
km/h
30
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
35
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
W
20
W
35
SE
30
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
12
50
37
47
1.9
0.4
10
1.5
0.6
3
0.2
max °C
28
28
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
28
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
5100
4950
4950
5050
4950
5000
4900
5000
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
4950
700
100
100
150
150
300
2500
750
2300
4950
4100
4750
400
400
350
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232121222323232223242323232424242827252525262727272728282828282828
Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 161mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
ASCATB160E3S
862 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB160E2S
867 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 57).
- km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
ASCATB160E0S
870 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 57).
- 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.