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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
km/h
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
W
25
SW
35
SSW
15
SSE
10
W
15
S
5
NE
5
W
15
SSE
5
E
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
16
8
8
7
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
max °C
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5150
5150
5050
5050
4950
4900
4800
4800
4850
4850
4850
4750
4900
5000
4850
4800
4950
5000
Cloud base (m)
600
6000
500
850
1600
4900
2650
1900
1950
1850
350
4900
4850
550
5500
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232322232323222324232323232328272827272727272727262627282828272828
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
321 km NNE
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP1489
452 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
lightning
452 km E
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 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
lightning 204km NNW of Lorengau
730 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4686
457 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 130).
8.1 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
lightning 204km NNW of Lorengau
730 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 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

* 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.