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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
2
2
9
5
3
2
8
0.1
0.7
0.3
1.2
0.6
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
4800
4850
4850
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
5000
4850
4850
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
7350
5950
6050
5550
5350
5400
5050
5450
500
450
6400
6150
450
500
5500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232424232424242424232323232423282828282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:50
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:47
5:47

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°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
lightning 104km ESE of Kavieng
136 km WSW
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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 147km W of Rabaul
244 km SSW
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 155km S of Kokopo
295 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 246km ESE of Kimbe
477 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4131
510 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
8.1 km
SHIP4156
510 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
9.3 km
SHIP9395
510 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
8.1 km
ASCATB148E2S
561 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB148E3S
569 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
- 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.