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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
km/h
10
E
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
15
S
10
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
25
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.7
0.2
1.8
0.3
3
0.2
0.1
0.8
1.3
max °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
min °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
5200
5050
5000
4950
4900
5100
5150
5050
5050
5050
4900
4950
5000
5100
4950
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
1900
500
5850
450
450
450
500
500
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232323232323232323232323232323232828272828282827272827272727272828
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
SHIP7252
1061 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.