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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
mod. rain
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SE
35
SSW
10
S
10
S
30
SSW
20
S
10
ENE
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
7
1.7
1.2
1
0.3
1.8
0.3
0.2
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
4950
4950
4850
4900
4850
4800
4750
4850
4800
4900
4850
4750
4900
4950
4800
4850
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
550
5500
5150
400
450
4850
750
1800
450
2350
2050
2000
5500
5900
6050
6000
9200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232223232323232323232323232323232327272726272727272727272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
59 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
59 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
59 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP6739
795 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7631
794 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
SHIP5048
794 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8129
794 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
SHIP9547
794 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
SHIP10329
794 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.