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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Tue 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
5
N
5
NW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
 cm 
 mm 
0.2
0.2
4
4
2
0.4
0.4
3
1.6
5
20
3
8
18
max°C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
min°C
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
chill°C 
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
Freezing level (m
5150
5100
5100
5100
5150
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
5100
5050
5100
5100
5000
5050
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
5800
5700
5150
5750
5100
5450
6600
7350
6050
6050
6350
6050
6650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424292929292928282929292929292928282929
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 143km WNW of Panguna
337 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 181km SW of Kavieng
342 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 54km E of Kieta
523 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour 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
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
lightning 216km NE of Samarai
722 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
733 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Rain
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
30 km
Low: few
Mid: few
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 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.