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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
km/h
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
N
15
NNW
30
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
40
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
8
1.7
3
3
5
0.7
6
0.1
0.1
3
0.1
0.1
5
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4900
4950
4900
4900
5000
5050
4950
4950
4950
5000
5100
5050
5000
4950
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
600
5050
4750
3000
1800
3450
3450
5300
450
400
400
750
5550
450
450
4950
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232324242423232424232323232323272827272828282828282827282827272827
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP845
821 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5078
822 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1757
822 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1852
822 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4141
822 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
SHIP7323
822 km S
15m alt.
3 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.