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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
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
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
6100
400
400
5350
5250
400
5950
4300
6350
km/h
5
W
15
S
15
ENE
15
S
5
S
20
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
3
4
1.2
0.1
1
1.6
1.3
0.1
4
max °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5100
4950
4950
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
4950
5000
5100
5000
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232322232323232323232323232323232326272727272727272727272727272727272727
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 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP1924
642 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
24
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 180).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
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.