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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5850
7100
6100
5400
2050
300
500
400
9350
km/h
25
SE
20
SSW
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
3
5
0.3
0.6
1.8
4
1.1
0.5
0.5
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5100
4900
4950
5000
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
5050
4900
5000
5050
4900
4950
4950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 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
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.