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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
SW
50
W
55
W
 cm 
 mm 
0.1
0.3
0.2
3
2
3
6
0.7
0.3
22
12
10
9
5
35
2
max°C
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
26
27
26
26
28
min°C
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
chill°C 
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
Freezing level (m
5150
5200
5100
5100
5200
5100
5150
5100
5100
5050
5150
5100
5050
5100
5100
5150
5050
5050
Cloud base (m)
6250
5600
500
450
450
5750
5700
5800
6000
5450
1900
50
100
100
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242524242424242424242424232323222323293029292929292929292929282627262627
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:44
5:44
5:44

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
HoniaraHenderson
1075 km SE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1075 km SE
484m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
lightning
1119 km S
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.