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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
E
15
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
E
15
SSE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
1.5
1.9
5
0.3
5
0.7
3
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.2
max °C
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
24
25
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
24
25
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
4900
4950
5000
4850
4800
5050
5000
5050
5100
5050
5100
5200
4950
Cloud base (m)
5250
5950
2200
450
450
200
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424222323242424242424282929282929292929262628282828282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:07
6:07

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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 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
lightning 85km NE of Finschhafen
573 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 111km NE of Popondetta
703 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 172km NNW of Samarai
741 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 160 degs)
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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.