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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
45
SE
35
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
N
10
WSW
30
SE
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
3
4
2
2
0.3
3
0.2
1.7
1.7
0.4
0.1
0.9
1.6
3
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
min °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
5000
5050
5050
4950
4950
4950
4950
5050
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
4900
Cloud base (m)
100
400
4850
300
5400
3600
1700
3300
4650
4850
450
5850
5200
450
600
5200
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22232323232323242323232424242323232627272727272828282828272828272827
Sunrise
5:56
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 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
lightning 161km WNW of Kavieng
374 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP2243
684 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 340).
17.7 km
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP6643
787 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
0.6 km
SHIP3381
787 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
0.5 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.