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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
40
S
40
S
15
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
1
7
8
3
4
1.3
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.4
3
3
0.2
1.1
5
max °C
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
min °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
Freezing level m
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4900
5000
5100
4950
4950
5000
4950
5100
5050
4950
5050
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
4350
3050
450
950
100
600
350
300
3200
3000
2000
4900
5100
1900
7350
7250
7350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323222223222323232323232323242424272828262627262627282727282827282828
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
lightning 134km W of Kavieng
343 km WSW
0m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
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
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 236km N of Buala
857 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
1067 km SE
182m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
lightning
1157 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
1175 km N
211m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
24 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.