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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest 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 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

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
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
6400
6200
150
100
400
350
9600
km/h
5
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
35
SE
25
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
20
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.5
5
6
4
0.2
1.3
10
2
1.3
2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5100
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
4950
5000
5050
4900
4950
4950
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323222223232323232323272727272727272727252627272727272727
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: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest 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 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri 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
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
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 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
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour 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.