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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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 km/h
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
W
30
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
9
9
61
3
2
4
0.5
0.7
3
4
0.6
4
0.5
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
2
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
28
25
27
28
27
28
29
29
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
25
27
28
27
28
29
29
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
4950
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4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
5050
5050
4900
5050
5050
5150
5100
5100
5100
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5050
Cloud base (m)
6600
2700
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100
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150
700
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2650
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
SHIP10743
364 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
24
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP5064
362 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
24
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
17.7 km
SHIP7275
362 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
24
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
17.7 km
SHIP4499
362 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
24
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP9461
658 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP10599
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3938
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- 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.