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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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km/h
30
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
0
ESE
5
NW
10
WSW
35
SSW
15
E
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
16
2
1.7
8
0.8
7
47
4
3
26
0.5
0.8
0.1
3
3
5
max °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
25
26
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Freezing level m
5050
4950
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
5050
5050
4900
4850
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
700
2850
2850
6300
2200
800
100
250
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250
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150
600
2550
800
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
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5:52
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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
Taro Island
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
SHIP8888
592 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- 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
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.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
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Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.

* 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.