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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
3
4
19
2
2
1
0.1
0.2
0.9
10
4
7
12
7
5
13
max °C
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
27
28
min °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
26
26
27
27
5000
5050
4950
4900
5000
4950
5000
4950
5050
5050
5100
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
6200
6150
2400
900
250
1900
5050
3000
4950
2200
550
2650
3150
50
400
100
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423232324242425242424232323222223292928282728292929292929282827262728
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:05

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue 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
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 73km NNW of Kavieng
271 km W
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2820
609 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
17.7 km
lightning
624 km SSE
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP5893
608 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
20.4 km
SHIP3442
613 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
18
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
17.7 km
SHIP2643
613 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 250).
20.4 km
lightning
621 km SSE
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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.