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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
350
6000
6100
300
350
5800
5900
400
5500
5900
400
400
6100
350
km/h
20
S
20
S
10
S
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.5
1.6
7
4
3
1.7
0.1
0.8
max °C
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5050
4950
5050
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
5100
5050
5000
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272827272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
56 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP6919
600 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
760 km SW
70m alt.
56 minutes 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
28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
759 km SW
70m alt.
56 minutes 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
28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
56 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
56 minutes 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.