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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
km/h
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
NW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
0.1
1.7
11
1.5
1.9
14
5
1.6
40
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
24
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
24
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5100
5300
5300
5100
5100
5100
5050
5150
5150
5000
5100
5050
5050
5000
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
400
4600
6050
500
5850
5100
400
400
6750
6600
500
250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424232323232323232323232323232222282827272827282828282827282828272726
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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

* 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.