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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6200
6300
250
6500
6800
6600
5850
5700
5150
5100
5550
4700
km/h
10
SE
15
S
5
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
4
2
1
5
3
2
1.7
max °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4900
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4850
4950
4950
5000
5100
5000
5050
5050
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232324232323232323232323232726272727272827272727272727272727
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
25° C
light rain
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Low: no cloud
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
Port Moresby International Airport
919 km SSW
359m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered

* 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.