Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

 

Days 0-3 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
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rain showers
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clear
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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clear
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Wind km/h
25 SE25
30 ESE30
25 SE25
30 SE30
30 ESE30
15 SE15
15 SE15
20 SE20
20 SE20
20 ESE20
20 ESE20
15 SE15
25 SE25
25 ESE25
20 ESE20
20 SE20
15 ESE15
15 SE15
10 SE10
5 E5
5 ESE5
10 SSE10
10 ESE10
15 ESE15
15 SE15
15 ESE15
20 SE20
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 16 - 2 12 - - 10 1 5 16 - - 6 2 4 12 1 1 2 1 - 6 3 - 1
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 29
Low °C
28 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 29 28
Chill °C
29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 29
Freezing level m
4750 4850 4750 4800 4900 4750 4900 4950 4850 4850 4850 4800 4800 4900 4900 4900 4900 4850 4850 4900 4900 4900 4950 4850 4850 4850 4850
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:48 - -
Sunset
- 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o.
213 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30.2° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 180).
50 km
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29.5° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 140).
45 km
Mid: scattered
Nadzab
758 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
24.2° C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 140).
10 km
Nadzab Airport
759 km SW
70m alt.
52 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
Low: scattered
Munda-New Georgia
770 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
29.3° C
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
15 km
Mid: scattered

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lihir Island and within an acceptable time window.