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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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rain shwrs
 km/h
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
WNW
6
1.5
0.7
3
0.4
0.5
7
4
6
6
3
0.6
4
3
2
5
0.4
1.8
1
max °C
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
28
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4900
4950
4950
4900
4900
4950
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4950
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Sunrise
5:56
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Sunset
6:07
6:07
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6:06
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 0 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 245km NE of Kieta
615 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
lightning 99km S of Gizo
807 km SE
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.