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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 155mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
0.4
4
36
78
10
11
6
2
8
7
10
23
42
5
1.6
2
2
max °C
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
25
26
26
26
27
27
min °C
26
27
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
26
26
26
27
26
27
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
26
26
26
27
4950
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
4950
4900
4850
4850
4850
Cloud base (m)
500
850
100
100
100
800
750
650
400
400
700
2250
100
150
200
350
350
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232321212222222323232323212222222323272725252626272727282727252526262727
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 155mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
465 km NW
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
43 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: overcast
lightning 221km NE of Madang
582 km SW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
43 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).

* 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.