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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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night
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night
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
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 km/h
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
4
4
9
1.5
0.8
2
1.9
5
6
0.8
0.2
2
3
max °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
4950
5100
5000
5050
5050
5100
5150
5050
5000
5000
5100
5050
5000
5000
5050
5100
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
750
500
5650
6900
500
500
5550
1700
4450
5500
4350
5650
5600
5250
5550
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
6:04
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:06
6:06

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 199km N of Arawa
348 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP4316
659 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
lightning 184km ENE of Popondetta
701 km S
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP8881
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP7717
658 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
SHIP5393
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP4709
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP7272
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- 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.