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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
 km/h
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
W
20
WNW
3
2
8
0.4
1.5
0.2
8
6
5
13
2
2
9
12
0.7
6
max °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
27
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
25
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
25
26
27
5050
5050
4950
4950
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4950
4900
5050
5050
4900
4850
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
450
450
5300
5750
6050
5100
5200
450
5550
5850
5500
6000
450
250
100
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424232423232424222323282828282929282929282828282828262728
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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 140km N of Rabaul
62 km W
0m alt.
39 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
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
ASCATB148E2S
583 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB148E1S
598 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 210).
- km
lightning 184km NNE of Madang
643 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATB148E0S
643 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB147E3S
669 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB148E0N
670 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC147E3S
676 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
- 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.