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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6100
5850
450
400
450
450
6350
km/h
5
S
5
WSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSE
25
SE
10
S
25
SE
25
SE
10
S
15
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.5
0.8
4
0.1
1.9
0.1
0.4
max °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5100
5000
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
5100
5050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232223222323232323232323232726262727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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
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.
1 hour ago
26° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.