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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
30
SW
15
SSE
5
N
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
ESE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
0.1
max °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4750
4900
4900
4850
4800
4850
4800
4850
4950
5000
5100
5100
5000
5100
5150
4950
Cloud base (m)
5350
4800
2200
700
5900
5700
6450
7050
7000
7250
5750
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272827272827272828272727272827272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
264 km NNE
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
SHIP6807
749 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 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.