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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6100
400
400
5600
8900
1800
350
6350
1850
350
350
350
km/h
10
S
5
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
S
20
SE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
6
3
4
4
6
0.3
3
0.4
1.2
4
0.4
1.1
0.6
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5050
5100
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
4950
5100
4900
5000
5100
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2322232323232323232322232323232323232327272727272727272727262727272727272727
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 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
ASCATB149E4S
403 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB150E5S
405 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB149E3S
432 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB149E5S
464 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB149E2S
474 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB148E3S
482 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB150E7S
494 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB149E1S
537 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB149E7S
557 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 134).
- 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.