Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

 

Days 0-3 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
partially cloudy
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 SE15
10 SSE10
0 SSE0
5 SE5
5 S5
0 SW0
5 ESE5
5 SE5
5 NNW5
5 N5
5 WSW5
5 WNW5
5 W5
10 WSW10
5 NW5
5 W5
10 SW10
5 N5
5 SW5
5 SW5
10 N10
5 SW5
5 SSW5
5 NNE5
5 ESE5
10 SE10
5 E5
some clouds risk tstorm risk tstorm risk tstorm risk tstorm risk tstorm risk tstorm clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- 2 4 12 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29
Low °C
29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 29 30 29 29 29
Chill °C
29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 29
Freezing level m
4900 4900 4950 4850 4850 4900 4850 4900 5000 4800 4900 4950 4850 4950 4950 4900 4900 4900 4900 4900 4900 4950 4950 4950 4950 4950 4900
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
242424242424242424242424242425252425242425252424242424292929292929292929292930292929292929292929292930292929
Sunrise
- 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 -
Sunset
- - 5:39 - - 5:39 - - 5:39 - - 5:38 - - 5:38 - - 5:38 - - 5:38 - - 5:38 - - 5:38

Issued local time.

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
Kavieng W.o.
213 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30.2° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 180).
50 km
lightning 134km SW of Panguna
482 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Taro Island
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25.5° C
partially cloudy
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP5280
582 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
27.0° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 150).
10 km
Mid: overcast
lightning 201km N of Alhoga
679 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.