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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
9
4
2
0.3
0.2
0.4
14
5
7
11
0.4
2
17
3
1.1
max °C
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
27
27
28
29
29
min °C
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
25
25
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
25
25
27
27
28
28
28
4950
4850
5000
4950
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
550
400
50
2900
2650
1800
500
5500
550
2000
2950
450
100
850
2200
4300
6200
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:07
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:05
6:05

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 25°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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 195km NW of Panguna
277 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP7100
516 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
17.7 km
lightning 155km SSW of Kandrian
632 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
lightning 155km SSW of Kandrian
630 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 130 degs)
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 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.