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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
400
250
250
4050
1950
5100
300
4600
3400
4250
900
350
350
5150
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
SE
10
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.8
1.7
0.2
0.4
1.1
1.6
0.1
0.9
3
1.2
0.4
3
5
max °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
4950
4950
4900
4900
5000
4900
5000
5000
4900
4950
4900
4850
4950
5000
5050
5100
5050
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232322232323232323232323222323232327272727262727272727272727272627272727
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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW 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
ASCATB155E3S
282 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB155E4S
302 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB155E2S
317 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC150E4S
328 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC150E5S
337 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB156E3S
345 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB154E1S
345 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB155E5S
349 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB156E4S
353 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 145).
- 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.