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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Tue
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
0.2
7
0.8
2
21
3
0.1
0.7
1.5
6
0.3
4
5
3
4
4
max °C
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
min °C
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
5000
4900
4950
5000
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4900
5000
4900
4900
4900
4850
4950
Cloud base (m)
5800
6400
500
500
6950
3950
400
500
5650
450
550
5150
500
500
6000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242324242424242424242424242928292928282828292929292929282929
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:55
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53
5:53

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP5006
586 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2376
587 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP4803
587 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6264
587 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8451
587 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5499
587 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.