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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
25
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
35
W
25
SW
0.3
0.3
3
6
11
31
39
6
2
3
6
17
0.9
max °C
29
29
28
29
28
29
28
27
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
min °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
24
26
28
27
27
24
24
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
24
26
28
27
27
24
24
27
28
5050
4950
5000
5050
4900
4950
5000
4950
4950
5000
4950
4850
4950
4950
4850
4900
4750
Cloud base (m)
5100
4950
5100
5950
5850
5850
1750
150
50
500
450
700
150
150
750
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242423222123232322212223242929282928292826252728282725252728
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:01
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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
ASCATB153E3S
99 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB153E4S
113 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB154E3S
153 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB154E4S
155 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB154E5S
188 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB153E2S
189 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 359).
- km
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
ASCATB154E2S
251 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB155E3S
261 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB155E4S
268 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 309).
- 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.