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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
E
5
NNE
0
ENE
1
6
7
5
1.1
0.1
3
5
0.8
2
max °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
min °C
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
5050
5000
4950
4950
4900
5050
5050
5000
5050
5100
5000
4900
4950
4950
5100
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
5000
4100
4100
8100
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242423232424242424242424242324242929282828282928292929282929282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
Port Moresby International Airport
921 km SSW
359m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
lightning 55km N of Ambunti
1081 km WSW
183m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 107km SSW of Ialibu
1101 km SW
353m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Aitape
1144 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1175 km N
211m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP6019
1212 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
- km
SHIP6994
1212 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3994
1212 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C

* 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.