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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5850
400
8750
400
5350
750
50
100
350
350
5400
9250
5900
km/h
5
S
20
SE
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
25
SE
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
4
2
3
0.6
0.5
0.2
8
5
4
4
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
5050
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
5050
4900
4950
4950
4950
4900
4800
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323222222232323222323272727272727272727262626272727272727
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: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed 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.
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.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 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
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
19 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
3 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.