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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5050
5950
400
6750
5950
6400
6100
6300
5550
5950
5750
5100
5650
5700
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
3
5
3
3
1.2
1.4
1
5
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
22
 chill °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
22
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4850
4850
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4850
5000
5100
5050
5050
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232323232323272726272727272727272727272727272827
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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
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
25° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 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
484m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
1175 km N
211m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
19 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Pohnpei Airport
1276 km NNE
235m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jayapur / entani Airport
1349 km WSW
88m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Horn Island Airport
1409 km SSW
13m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.