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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6300
5600
9750
9750
6650
9650
5850
350
6000
400
5250
4250
4050
5300
4650
km/h
15
S
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
4
1.3
4
4
0.9
2
6
0.2
3
3
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4900
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5050
4900
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323232323232323232323232327272727272727272827272727272727272727
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). 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.
3 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.
3 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
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
3 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
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 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.