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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SE
30
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.9
1.8
11
6
3
7
1.9
2
6
5
1.7
0.7
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
5000
4950
5050
4950
5000
4950
5000
5100
5150
5050
5200
5050
5050
Cloud base (m)
5700
5600
1550
300
800
2500
2550
1600
100
100
150
400
4650
3550
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323222323232424232423282827272827272727262627272727272827
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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 169km ESE of Kokopo
262 km SSE
0m alt.
23 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP1691
542 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
39
Fresh winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour 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.