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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
350
400
4800
2250
4550
5100
3100
2050
2900
550
5650
5700
400
6350
5650
km/h
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
4
5
1.7
5
8
max °C
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
4850
4950
4900
4950
4800
4900
4950
5050
5050
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272726272726272727272727272727272727
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 Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon 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
lightning 238km NE of Kokopo
202 km ESE
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
52 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
52 minutes 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.
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
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
52 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.