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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
E
10
N
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
0.8
1.2
1.9
4
3
1.9
5
0.6
1.5
0.7
0.1
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
min °C
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
5000
5100
4950
5000
5050
4950
4900
4950
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5050
5150
5050
Cloud base (m)
5250
5550
6300
2700
150
400
500
500
450
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424232424242424242424292929292929282928282828282929282928
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
556 km NE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
SHIP3261
590 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
17.7 km
lightning
590 km NE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4419
587 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
17.7 km
SHIP6075
587 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
17.7 km
SHIP9818
587 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
17.7 km
lightning
588 km NE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
4 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.