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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
 km/h
10
SSW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
4
2
3
1.3
3
9
0.2
0.2
4
1.7
6
14
6
8
7
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
min °C
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
5050
5150
5000
5100
5000
4900
5050
5050
4900
5050
5050
5000
5150
5050
5000
5000
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
4450
5350
3200
5150
5200
5900
5800
550
5900
650
6250
6050
600
1850
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
252525242424242424242424242423232324292929292929292929292929292828282829
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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 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
lightning 21km SE of Kandrian
492 km SSW
0m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning
608 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 84km N of Gizo
656 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4416
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP6542
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3575
658 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
- km
SHIP8777
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP2753
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- 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.