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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
9350
6450
5250
700
500
400
700
5400
5750
5300
3050
km/h
10
S
15
SE
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
8
3
0.1
1.1
0.7
10
0.5
0.1
0.8
2
0.8
max °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5050
5100
4950
4950
4950
4900
4950
5000
4900
5000
5000
4900
4850
4900
4850
5100
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232322222323232323232323232323272727272726272727272727272727272827
Sunrise
5:56
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: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
19 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
1075 km SE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.