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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
10
N
5
SE
5
NNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
10
SSE
10
NE
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
14
3
3
16
4
3
22
11
8
40
0.3
3
0.9
5
0.8
5
1.5
max °C
27
27
28
27
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
28
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
28
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
4950
4900
4850
4950
4800
4900
Cloud base (m)
400
1550
100
100
100
150
100
100
150
700
1650
4200
2900
500
2300
2550
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
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: Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
ASCATC148E4S
550 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC148E3S
566 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC148E5S
570 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 156).
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 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
SHIP5771
578 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP7316
578 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP5912
578 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP2208
578 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP7116
578 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
9.3 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.