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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
15
SW
20
NNW
10
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
11
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.8
4
6
3
8
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
24
26
27
min °C
28
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
25
24
25
26
 chill °C
28
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
25
24
25
26
Freezing level m
5000
4950
5100
5050
4900
4900
5000
5050
5050
5050
5050
5100
5100
5000
5050
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
5250
650
1650
4300
5400
400
5900
400
5700
500
5250
1800
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232424242324232323222122232827282828282828272827272726242627
Sunrise
5:56
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: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
lightning 171km NNE of Kavieng
203 km NW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP10303
724 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP7367
722 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
SHIP5152
722 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3442
722 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1412
722 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7548
722 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.