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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
SE
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
5
SW
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
min °C
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
5000
5000
5050
5000
4950
5050
5000
4950
4800
4900
4900
4900
4850
5000
4900
4900
5000
Cloud base (m)
350
400
550
4850
550
550
550
3400
900
2350
1750
450
400
400
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242323232323232322232323232323232828282828282827272627272727272727
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed 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
574 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
SHIP8710
619 km S
15m alt.
47 minutes ago
21° C
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 160).
17.7 km
lightning 199km N of Lorengau
678 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2035
750 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3615
750 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
SHIP7681
750 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
SHIP2609
750 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP1626
750 km SW
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.