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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
W
5
SE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
1
0.2
0.5
2
0.4
2
3
max °C
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
5050
5000
5100
4900
4900
5000
4850
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
5000
4850
Cloud base (m)
500
9700
9500
9300
500
500
500
6450
450
450
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232424242323232323232323232323232328272828272828272828282828282828272728
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 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
Mid: few
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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 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
SHIP2948
1015 km SE
15m alt.
3 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.