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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
6
2
7
10
1.7
5
8
3
8
1
8
11
6
3
6
1.2
0.1
7
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
27
26
25
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
27
26
25
27
27
27
28
29
28
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
5100
4950
Cloud base (m)
5350
4950
500
5350
4950
5400
900
200
100
400
550
100
2400
1850
4800
5550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424232322232223232323242424292929292929282726272626272728282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:06
6:06
6:06

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun 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
lightning 66km NW of Rabaul
117 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
lightning 192km WSW of Kavieng
379 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 136km WSW of Panguna
448 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 48km WNW of Kandrian
511 km SSW
1m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
38 minutes ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 164km ENE of Kieta
613 km SE
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 244km N of Samarai
619 km S
0m alt.
13 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4328
656 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
17.7 km
SHIP2677
656 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
17.7 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.