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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
25
ESE
0
SSE
0
SW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
 cm 
 mm 
16
3
8
20
0.3
0.2
0.1
4
1
8
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.3
0.1
max°C
29
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
min°C
26
27
28
26
26
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
chill°C 
26
27
28
26
26
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
Freezing level (m
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5050
5050
5000
5050
5100
5050
5100
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
300
250
50
100
3900
600
4150
5700
5000
5350
5750
5650
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323232323242323232424242424242425252528272827272828272828282929292929292929
Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:55

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri 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 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 159km WNW of Panguna
342 km SSE
0m alt.
25 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 38km ENE of Kieta
507 km SE
0m alt.
51 minutes 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
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.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
lightning 89km ENE of Angoram
869 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.