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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6400
6300
300
300
5750
300
850
5550
5850
5950
350
8100
5550
5450
350
km/h
15
S
15
SE
20
S
15
S
20
SE
15
S
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.8
1
4
4
6
2
3
4
0.5
2
4
2
0.1
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5100
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5050
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272727272827272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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
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
SHIP9019
593 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP2135
592 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
17.7 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.