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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
mod rain
mod. rain
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
mod. rain
 km/h
15
NE
5
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
5
N
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
4
4
6
7
0.7
0.6
1.3
0.1
1.4
0.7
0.2
6
4
7
max °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
4850
5050
5000
4950
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
4900
4950
4850
4950
5000
4850
4850
4850
4850
Cloud base (m)
200
4100
2800
6000
6100
6000
2650
4450
4900
5900
500
5600
5350
4550
1950
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232324242423232323232424232424232424272828282828282727282828282929282828
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:57
5:57
5:55

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB158E4S
605 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB158E3S
614 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB158E5S
615 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 288).
- km
lightning 41km SW of Lorengau
639 km WSW
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATB157E6S
639 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB158E2S
646 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB159E3S
653 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 263).
- 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.