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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
 km/h
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
5
W
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
6
1.2
0.2
6
1.7
0.1
1.5
max °C
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
24
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
min °C
28
28
29
28
29
29
27
24
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
27
24
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
4950
5000
5050
4900
5050
5100
4900
4900
5050
5000
4950
5050
4950
5100
5150
5000
5050
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
5300
5450
450
4250
6000
5400
500
500
5400
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242424242322232324242424242424242428292929292928242627282828282928282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
SHIP735
665 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 56km SE of Finschhafen
672 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP7548
662 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
17.7 km
lightning 56km SE of Finschhafen
671 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
lightning
762 km NW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few

* 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.