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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
10
NW
15
SW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
12
0.8
0.1
1
3
0.3
1.6
10
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
25
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
28
25
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4850
5000
5050
4950
4950
5000
5000
5050
4950
4950
5050
5050
5050
5000
4950
4900
Cloud base (m)
5300
900
450
4200
400
400
6350
400
500
6000
500
5900
5350
800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232424232323232323232323282827282828272827272827272827272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
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: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue 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.
41 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
41 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning
620 km ENE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP3913
739 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
ASCATB159E3S
753 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 274).
- km
SHIP1557
737 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3252
738 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
9.3 km
SHIP6980
738 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
9.3 km
SHIP1841
738 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
8.1 km
ASCATB159E3S
754 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 274).
- 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.