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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
0.1
2
0.1
0.6
4
0.1
5
max °C
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
5150
5150
5050
5100
5150
4950
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
5050
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
450
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242524242424242424242424242424282928282929292929292929292929292929
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:04

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP6817
561 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
20.4 km
574 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
lightning 89km WSW of Gizo
699 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP1455
561 km SSW
-m alt.
38 minutes ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
50 m
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP666
563 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8695
563 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
17.7 km
SHIP3560
563 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
17.7 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.