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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
km/h
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
35
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
4
5
11
4
0.4
0.4
1
max °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
min °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
Freezing level m
5050
5050
4950
5050
5100
5050
4850
4900
4950
4900
4850
5000
4900
4850
4900
5000
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
700
6300
6400
800
800
3050
350
400
250
450
2700
900
4000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232122222324242323282827272827272727272525262727282827
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
2 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
SHIP5106
622 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
SHIP7119
637 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4443
637 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
SHIP1762
637 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 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.