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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
5
E
7
3
0.1
0.6
1.2
4
3
0.9
0.2
0.1
max °C
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
min °C
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
5050
5000
4950
5050
5050
5050
5050
4900
5000
5000
4850
4900
4850
4850
4900
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
5750
5700
5550
5350
500
450
2400
300
1500
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242323232323242929282929282929282929282827272728
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
450 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 110 degs)
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 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.