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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9750
450
4950
6350
6750
6100
9600
5950
450
400
500
500
5350
500
km/h
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SW
15
S
10
ESE
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
15
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4950
4900
4900
5000
4900
4950
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5050
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2222232222222322232323232322222323232327262726262727262727262727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:53
5:53
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 Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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
lightning
361 km NW
0m alt.
13 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning
746 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 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
24° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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.