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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6100
6050
5900
5850
400
400
5400
5750
650
1500
400
8100
km/h
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
5
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
1.5
1.3
4
8
1.5
0.1
0.3
3
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4950
4950
5050
4900
4950
5000
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4950
4900
5000
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222323222323222322232323232323272727272727272727272726272727272827
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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
SHIP5563
103 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
9
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 50).
17.7 km
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
574 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 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
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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

* 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.