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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3500
150
350
750
950
4500
5650
1750
450
5800
500
350
km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
35
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
10
2
2
0.4
0.1
5
4
0.4
0.1
0.5
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
min °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
22
23
23
22
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
22
23
23
22
23
Freezing level m
5050
5050
4950
4900
4900
4900
4950
4950
4900
5100
5050
4900
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323222223232323222323242323272727272727252626272727252627282827
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 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
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 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
31° 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.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
ASCATC146E0S
850 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC146E0N
859 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 156).
- km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
ASCATC146E1N
882 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 155).
- 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.