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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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 km/h
15
S
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0.2
0.9
5
8
0.1
0.4
3
0.8
0.5
5
6
6
20
1.9
1.3
7
max °C
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
5000
5050
5050
5050
4950
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
600
450
500
500
5250
5400
6350
5100
5750
6100
5500
450
500
5100
500
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23242424242424242424242424232424242828292828282928292928282828282828
Sunrise
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: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 108km WSW of Panguna
462 km SSE
0m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4910
576 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
20.4 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
lightning 189km NW of Lorengau
772 km W
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP5741
574 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP7305
574 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP6602
574 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP4353
574 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 120).
17.7 km
SHIP1678
574 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
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.