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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 178mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
30
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
45
E
20
NE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NW
25
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
3
42
16
23
73
6
6
6
0.4
0.2
0.1
2
0.2
0.4
0.1
max °C
28
28
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5050
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
2450
150
150
100
100
150
600
350
500
450
4700
3150
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
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 178mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
273 km NNE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
294 km NE
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 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
SHIP7195
577 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
9.3 km
SHIP7393
575 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
8.1 km
SHIP9279
575 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
8.1 km
SHIP2171
575 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
8.1 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

* 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.