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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloudy
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
 cm 
 mm 
1.6
3
4
5
1.5
0.3
0.8
0.9
2
4
0.9
0.5
0.3
1.6
4
max°C
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
min°C
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
chill°C 
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Freezing level (m
5050
5050
5000
5050
5000
5100
5000
5050
5000
5100
5100
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
150
3000
500
5000
4300
7350
7350
400
6600
500
450
7250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424282929292929292929282928282929292928
Sunrise
5:26
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 127km NNE of Madang
699 km WSW
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour 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.