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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
WSW
20
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
20
SSW
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
W
15
W
 cm 
 mm 
4
2
4
3
9
10
4
4
15
52
22
7
0.4
3
28
16
8
4
max°C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
25
26
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
min°C
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
chill°C 
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
Freezing level (m
5050
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
100
350
450
600
700
250
2550
300
100
100
100
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424242324232223212224242424232323272828282828282726252628292928282828
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 32km WNW of Kavieng
246 km W
0m alt.
53 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
368 km E
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 59km W of Kimbe
434 km SSW
164m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 76km SW of Kandrian
560 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 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
lightning 44km WNW of Finschhafen
681 km SW
1254m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 29km NW of Lae
745 km SW
537m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.