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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
9550
6250
6400
500
6300
5100
4950
4850
km/h
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
5000
4900
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
4850
5050
5100
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232323232323232323232323232323232727272827272727272727262727262727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:53
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°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.
3 hours 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
Nadzab W.o.
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours 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
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP8493
790 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
17.7 km
SHIP6492
790 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
20.4 km
SHIP2296
790 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
17.7 km
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
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.