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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
10
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
4
0.2
1
0.1
1.9
0.2
0.1
7
1.1
3
8
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
4900
5000
5050
5050
5000
4950
5000
5100
5150
5100
5100
5150
5150
5000
5100
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
850
700
650
2050
900
5750
550
5250
400
1850
2000
5800
5800
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232324232424242424232423232323272727272727282827282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). 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
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.
4 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
lightning
899 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
lightning
938 km W
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.