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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
SW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.2
1.4
3
1.7
0.7
0.8
1.1
1.2
4
10
max °C
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
min °C
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
5050
5050
4950
5000
5000
5050
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
2500
2600
3950
4750
5000
4700
4350
5400
1900
5000
4350
4300
4500
9450
6550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
252525242524242424242424242424242424292929282929292929292929292929282828
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW 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.
4 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP4935
659 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
31° C
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
760 km SW
70m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP2726
658 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP6128
658 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP8466
658 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3932
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3825
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 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.