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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
40
SSE
45
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
WNW
25
SSE
0
WSW
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
43
10
14
0.9
4
2
0.9
3
0.5
0.1
0.1
2
0.2
max °C
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
min °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
 chill °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5000
5050
5050
4900
4950
4950
5000
4950
4800
4900
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
1850
400
2000
1950
750
2250
4000
5050
5100
400
250
5550
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
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: Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
lightning
576 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.