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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
350
5300
450
4100
5550
6150
350
300
350
6350
6200
5700
5450
350
km/h
10
SE
20
S
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
0.1
2
10
2
4
4
1.8
0.8
0.2
3
1.1
0.1
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5150
4950
5000
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
5100
5050
5100
4900
4900
4900
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232323232323232323232323232727272727272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
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.
50 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
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.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
20 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP2318
941 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.