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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
6100
400
5500
400
5250
6050
km/h
10
SSW
10
E
10
SSW
0
S
15
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
30
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
4
1.2
0.1
8
2
2
0.6
0.3
6
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
4950
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222323222223232322232323232323272727272727272727272727272727272827
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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu 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.
2 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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 108km NNE of Wewak
924 km WSW
0m alt.
19 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.