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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5500
8850
6600
6750
4600
5350
6000
400
1950
4050
5250
5100
5050
5200
5100
5250
5100
km/h
15
S
20
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
8
2
0.2
3
2
3
1.3
3
2
max °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4900
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
4950
5100
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272827272827262727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
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: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 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.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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.
2 hours 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.