Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

 

Days 0-3 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
partially cloudy
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
Wind km/h
10 S10
5 E5
5 SSE5
15 SSE15
20 SE20
20 SE20
25 SE25
30 SE30
25 ESE25
25 ESE25
15 ESE15
15 SE15
20 SE20
15 ESE15
20 SE20
20 SE20
20 SE20
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
15 SE15
25 SE25
20 SSE20
20 SE20
10 ESE10
15 ESE15
15 ESE15
15 E15
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - 11 2 7 21 9 7 25 24 15 12 - 1 4 - - 7 - - 20 2 - 15
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29
Low °C
29 29 29 29 29 28 29 28 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 29 28
Chill °C
29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29
Freezing level m
5000 4950 4800 4850 4900 4850 4850 4850 4750 4800 4850 4750 4750 4750 4800 4750 4850 4800 4800 4800 4750 4800 4800 4650 4700 4800 4700
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:54 - - 5:54 - -
Sunset
- 5:49 - - 5:49 - - 5:49 - - 5:49 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 -

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kapingamarangi Atoll
521 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
30.0° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
44 km
Mid: scattered
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29.0° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 180).
25 km
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29.0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 180).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nadzab Airport
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
Low: scattered
Munda-new Georgia
770 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
29.0° C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 140).
25 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lihir Island and within an acceptable time window.