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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
 km/h
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
4
3
5
1.6
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.7
2
1
4
5
1.1
0.1
0.9
1.5
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
4850
4900
4850
4850
5000
5100
5100
5050
4900
4900
5000
4950
4950
5000
4850
4950
4950
5000
Cloud base (m)
500
750
2100
500
5100
500
500
500
4550
2400
3300
2700
5100
2800
5500
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242425242425242424242424232424242424292929292929292929292928282929292929
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). 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 10 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 181km SSW of Panguna
542 km SSE
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
lightning
599 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
610 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 140km W of Gizo
626 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 165km NNE of Popondetta
636 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
lightning
736 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 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.