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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
5
SE
2
3
1.5
1.8
0.8
2
9
0.1
1.3
7
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.5
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
5050
5000
5000
5050
5000
5000
4950
4900
4950
4950
4850
4950
5000
4900
5000
5050
4950
Cloud base (m)
6700
6400
6700
7150
6150
700
4200
6300
6250
6450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232324242324232424242323232323232828282828282828282928282828282828
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat 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 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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP8290
590 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 150).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).

* 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.