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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
 cm 
 mm 
1.7
0.7
2
2
3
3
0.4
1
5
0.6
0.8
0.2
1
max°C
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
min°C
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
chill°C 
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
Freezing level (m
5000
5000
4950
4950
4900
4900
5000
5050
5050
5000
5050
4900
5000
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
500
5200
9550
9800
6400
5950
6100
550
5450
550
5500
3250
2250
750
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242424242424242424282928282928292929292928292929292929
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
5:40
5:40
5:40
5:40
5:42
5:42

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP2325
93 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 110).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
58 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 126km WSW of Rabaul
229 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 172km W of Kavieng
376 km WSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 189km ESE of Lorengau
462 km WSW
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 189km ESE of Lorengau
462 km WSW
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
39m alt.
58 minutes ago
27° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
lightning 97km ENE of Finschhafen
581 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 227km WSW of Gizo
669 km SSE
0m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
clear
Fog patches -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.