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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
ESE
10
W
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
0.2
0.8
9
4
10
11
2
9
0.9
5
11
27
4
1.1
1.6
2
5
0.4
max°C
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
min°C
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
25
27
29
28
28
28
28
chill°C 
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
25
27
29
28
28
28
28
Freezing level (m
5050
5050
5050
5050
5000
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4850
4950
Cloud base (m)
300
600
6200
450
200
200
100
150
400
5150
400
4000
500
450
550
5150
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232323232323232323232424242324282928282727272727282827282929282829
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu 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 5 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 135km WNW of Panguna
366 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 97km ESE of Kimbe
391 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: overcast
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
lightning
779 km ESE
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 148km WNW of Samarai
829 km S
1304m alt.
58 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 46km S of Popondetta
830 km SSW
956m alt.
3 hours 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.