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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
W
30
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
SE
30
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
6
3
4
1.4
3
0.3
2
2
0.5
0.1
max °C
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4950
4950
4850
4950
5000
5050
4950
4900
4900
5050
5050
5000
4950
5000
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
350
600
4250
2700
3550
4350
5100
400
6200
400
5200
5700
450
450
550
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323242323242424232323232323272727272828282828282827282828272727
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: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. 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.
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.
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
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
839 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.
51 minutes ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
51 minutes ago
30° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2091
898 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4563
898 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
SHIP7704
898 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.