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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
40
W
30
SW
25
WSW
15
S
5
SSW
20
NW
25
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
4
14
0.2
1.4
22
13
5
12
17
11
42
1.1
1.1
4
1.1
5
5
max°C
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
25
27
27
28
28
29
28
29
min°C
29
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
28
28
28
chill°C 
29
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
28
28
28
Freezing level (m
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
5000
4950
4950
5000
4950
4900
4950
4950
5050
4950
4950
5000
Cloud base (m)
500
400
250
450
800
100
50
100
100
50
100
400
450
550
2000
500
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242223232222232323232424242927282928272727262526272828292829
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm 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 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
SHIP9121
571 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
9
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 110).
17.7 km
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
lightning 130km WNW of Samarai
831 km S
1113m alt.
2 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.