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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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mod rain
risk tstorm
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mod. rain
light rain
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mod. rain
 km/h
20
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
1.6
4
6
0.7
7
4
0.6
3
3
2
0.6
3
3
1.4
5
1.1
7
6
max °C
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
min °C
28
28
26
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
29
28
28
26
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
29
5050
4950
4900
5000
4850
5050
5100
5000
5050
5150
5050
5100
5050
5100
5050
5100
5000
5050
Cloud base (m)
3900
650
100
650
1700
3850
850
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650
4000
2750
4000
4400
2550
2700
5000
3400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242323242424242424242425242524252424292827292829292929292930292929302929
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
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 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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
SHIP4321
173 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
50.0 km
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
Nadzab W.o.
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
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP1907
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP6391
658 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
SHIP4325
658 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP2972
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP8324
696 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
17.7 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.