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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9450
9800
6200
5350
500
150
500
950
5350
2250
2450
400
km/h
20
SSW
10
S
20
SE
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
2
0.2
2
0.5
3
10
2
0.5
0.1
0.7
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
5050
5000
4950
4900
4900
4900
5000
5000
4900
5000
5000
4800
4900
5000
5000
5000
5100
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323222323232322232323232327272727272727272627272727262727272727
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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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
hy2c154E1S
286 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c155E3S
286 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c155E2S
292 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c155E4S
310 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c155E1S
352 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c154E0S
361 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c156E3S
381 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c156E4S
391 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c156E2S
400 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
- 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.