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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
30
WNW
20
SE
30
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
10
E
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
9
9
0.1
0.1
4
6
4
3
4
0.1
7
0.5
3
7
0.2
0.9
4
max °C
26
25
27
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
min °C
25
25
26
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
25
25
26
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
4850
4900
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
4900
5050
5050
4950
4950
5000
4900
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
100
150
100
450
500
500
5300
5300
5550
5650
5100
5450
5550
500
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 28°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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
43 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 140km NW of Panguna
332 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 79km NW of Arawa
393 km SE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP5071
638 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
50.0 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
43 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP2640
638 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
43.5 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
43 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
835 km S
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
43 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.