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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9250
9550
500
5950
800
4300
400
350
800
300
5450
5650
400
6300
350
400
400
km/h
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
6
9
0.5
0.3
3
1.3
2
3
7
0.8
0.4
3
0.8
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
4950
4900
5000
5050
4900
5000
5000
5000
5050
5050
4950
5050
5100
4950
5150
5250
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour 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.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.