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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5150
4800
5800
6500
6200
9750
6100
6550
5850
5850
500
500
450
450
km/h
10
SE
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
1.6
max °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
4900
5000
4950
4900
4950
5050
5000
4850
5000
4900
4950
5000
4900
4950
5100
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:53
5:53
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 Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun 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
lightning 231km N of Kavieng
359 km WNW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 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

* 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.