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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
km/h
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
SSW
35
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
4
0.1
6
2
0.1
6
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
4900
4950
4950
4900
5000
5050
4950
4950
4950
5000
5100
5100
5050
4900
4850
4900
Cloud base (m)
5150
5100
5200
900
550
4400
4650
5100
450
5450
400
450
6000
200
400
800
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232424232324242323232323232828272728282828282828282827272827
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
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: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

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
hy2b153E3S
75 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b152E2S
160 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b154E4S
183 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b153E2S
184 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b151E4S
199 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 165).
- km
hy2b154E3S
200 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 2).
- km
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
hy2b154E2S
222 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b154E5S
223 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 68).
- km
hy2b153E5S
242 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 65).
- 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.