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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 29 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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5150
5300
4950
4600
5500
5400
5350
5300
5600
400
350
5500
5350
5450
2850
5850
5950
km/h
20
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SE
20
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.7
1.3
9
7
10
14
3
5
7
max °C
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4900
4850
4850
4950
4950
4800
4900
4900
4950
4950
4900
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323232323242323232323232323232326272726272727272827272727272727272727
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours 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
ASCATC147E4S
649 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC147E5S
652 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATC147E3S
673 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC146E5S
702 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATC148E7S
704 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 200).
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
ASCATC146E4S
764 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 118).
- km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 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.