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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 138mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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light rain
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rain shwrs
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risk tstorm
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km/h
15
S
5
ESE
25
SW
25
S
15
SSW
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
25
N
15
NW
30
N
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.8
10
6
0.4
10
0.3
3
6
0.2
4
11
19
32
62
5
5
0.5
max °C
27
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
25
25
27
27
26
28
min °C
27
27
26
25
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
25
27
 chill °C
27
27
26
25
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
25
27
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5000
5050
5150
5000
5000
5050
4950
5150
4950
4900
5000
5100
5050
4900
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
5150
5100
4750
250
100
5450
5500
550
2200
3100
2550
150
200
100
50
2300
500
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
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 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 138mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 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
SHIP5387
577 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
46
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 170).
8.1 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP5344
638 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
48
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 130).
8.1 km
SHIP2601
728 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP945
728 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP6171
728 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP4552
728 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).

* 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.