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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
8600
400
450
4850
5650
5300
350
350
5450
5800
400
5750
5400
km/h
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
4
0.5
1.1
3
4
0.6
0.8
6
4
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
4950
5000
5000
4900
4850
4950
4950
5000
5000
5100
5100
5000
5000
5150
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
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 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
574 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
SHIP5548
674 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 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.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 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.