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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
11
0.1
2
0.2
0.6
0.6
1
1
10
max °C
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Freezing level m
5000
5000
4950
4950
5100
4950
4950
4950
5100
5000
5050
4950
5050
5100
4950
4950
4950
4950
Cloud base (m)
5400
1700
3900
4350
5200
400
6250
600
550
450
450
6000
5350
3150
1950
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323242423232424232323232323232323272827272828272827272827272827272727
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: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP1393
750 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP7456
749 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6910
751 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
SHIP922
751 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
SHIP8170
751 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2703
751 km SSW
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.