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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
 km/h
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
S
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
8
12
3
1
2
0.2
0.1
3
0.5
0.2
2
max°C
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
min°C
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
chill°C 
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
Freezing level (m
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5150
5000
5000
5000
4800
4800
4900
4850
4800
4950
4850
Cloud base (m)
600
350
450
400
450
450
7100
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23232323232424242424232323232424242828282828282929282928282828282929
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
Sunset
5:45
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: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°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 5 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 217km W of Panguna
354 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
44 km
Mid: scattered
574 km SE
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7849
653 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 70).
17.7 km
SHIP3950
653 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 70).
17.7 km
SHIP8763
653 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 70).
17.7 km
SHIP9397
653 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
20.4 km
SHIP3118
653 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 70).
17.7 km
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
High: 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.