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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
km/h
25
S
10
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
25
WSW
35
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.2
6
5
14
0.6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
25
26
25
26
27
min °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
 chill °C
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4950
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
4950
5100
4900
4900
4950
4900
4900
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
5950
6500
350
6550
550
650
500
850
6100
6050
550
3450
300
850
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242323232323232321222223232828282828282827282827272526252627
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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
lightning
396 km NW
0m alt.
47 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 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
SHIP10261
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP4541
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3718
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5849
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
SHIP1868
750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP10984
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C

* 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.