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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
5
W
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
 cm 
 mm 
5
0.2
6
3
9
13
3
7
23
25
8
0.4
1.5
7
12
7
3
1.2
max°C
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
27
25
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
min°C
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
chill°C 
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
Freezing level (m
5100
5150
4950
5050
5000
5050
5150
5050
4950
4950
5000
4950
5000
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
100
550
2200
500
450
850
100
100
100
100
50
600
400
2250
2550
3150
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232324232222212424242424242424272829282828272627252828282828292929
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, 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.
52 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP9820
413 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WNW
(12 kph at 300).
17.7 km
lightning 108km N of Kieta
464 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 135km NNW of Lorengau
674 km W
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Fog patches -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Fog patches -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
759 km SW
70m alt.
52 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
52 minutes 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.