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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

(Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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 AM PM
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
partially cloudy
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Wind km/h
10 NW10
10 WNW10
10 NW10
15 NNW15
5 WNW5
5 N5
0 ESE0
15 ESE15
10 E10
10 ESE10
5 E5
5 NE5
5 ENE5
10 S10
10 NNE10
0 N0
5 NE5
10 N10
5 NNW5
5 NNW5
15 NNW15
15 NNW15
5 WNW5
15 NNW15
15 NW15
10 WSW10
10 NNW10
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Rain
Rain mm
1 5 3 8 - - 8 5 - - - - - 4 8 9 - - - - - 8 - - 5 5 3
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
30 30 30 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 30 29 29 30 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29
Low °C
29 29 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 30 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29
Chill °C
30 30 30 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 30 29 29 30 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29
Freezing level m
5150 5150 5100 5100 5250 5250 5100 5150 5250 5150 5150 5250 5150 5100 5100 5250 5250 5200 5200 5100 5150 5150 5200 5300 5150 5100 5100
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Sunrise
- 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:56 - - 5:54 -
Sunset
- - 6:07 - - 6:06 - - 6:06 - - 6:06 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:04

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri nightWarm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Fri night)Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue nightWarm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night)Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu nightWarm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Thu 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Taro Island
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26.3° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
20 km
Munda-New Georgia
772 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
24.0° C
clear
No report.
20 km
SHIP4799
803 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
28.0° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
20 km
Mid: few
Port Moresby
919 km SSW
58m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Honiara
1069 km SE
56m alt.
3 hours ago
26.0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
20 km
Mid: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lihir Island and within an acceptable time window.