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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
10
WSW
35
SSW
5
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.7
1.6
18
5
0.9
5
2
2
1.6
0.7
1.5
0.9
max °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
5050
4950
4900
4950
5000
5000
4950
5000
4900
5000
5100
5150
4900
5100
5150
5150
5100
Cloud base (m)
450
2200
350
400
800
650
2100
300
200
200
700
2800
2650
4000
4750
9250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232423232323232323232223232424232423282828272727272727272626272727282828
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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
lightning 114km W of Kavieng
321 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP1131
559 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
17.7 km
lightning 177km NW of Lorengau
747 km W
0m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
lightning
1042 km W
0m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
484m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
1175 km N
211m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
24 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.