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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
SE
0.1
0.2
1.5
0.4
0.2
0.1
2
1
5
8
4
2
1.2
0.5
max °C
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
min °C
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
5050
4950
5150
5150
5200
5100
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
5000
5000
5100
5100
5100
Cloud base (m)
4500
400
900
550
500
500
6750
6450
5800
5500
6700
450
6500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23242424242424242424242423242424242728292929292929292929292828282928
Sunrise
5:39
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 91km E of Kimbe
362 km S
920m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 120km SSW of Panguna
523 km SSE
0m alt.
22 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
44 km
Mid: scattered
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2358
634 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
17.7 km
SHIP5821
634 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
17.7 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP6321
761 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP7710
761 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- 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.