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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
15
WSW
30
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.9
0.3
0.6
0.4
3
1.9
3
0.7
3
4
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5100
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
5000
4950
4850
4900
4950
4950
4900
4950
Cloud base (m)
2100
5300
5650
6850
600
550
500
500
550
500
500
1550
150
1650
4600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423242424232323232323232222232323282828282828282827272827272726272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
358 km NW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 100km NE of Kieta
517 km SE
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Taro Island
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
SHIP2006
750 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP4959
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1540
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3027
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Munda
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour 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.