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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
6100
6100
5850
5750
450
550
6150
6200
450
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
W
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
SSW
5
SSE
25
SE
10
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.5
5
0.1
0.3
3
0.1
1.9
max °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5050
4950
5000
5050
5050
4950
5100
4900
4950
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323222323222323232323232323262727262727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). 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
574 km SE
3m alt.
56 minutes 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.
56 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP5007
841 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
20.4 km
SHIP4617
841 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 110).
17.7 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.