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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6250
9550
450
5750
400
5350
3900
2150
5650
5350
400
5850
6000
400
6600
km/h
20
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
10
SW
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
12
6
0.3
0.3
1.2
5
0.7
1.8
4
1.3
2
3
1.2
max °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
4950
5100
5050
5000
5200
5300
5200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232223232323232323232323232323272827272727272727272727272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
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: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). 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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP8440
821 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
19 km
1069 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
19 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours 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
484m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
1175 km N
211m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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.