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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
0.3
9
0.1
0.2
0.4
1.2
3
0.8
0.9
3
2
8
3
4
4
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
5000
4950
4900
4950
4850
5000
4900
4850
4900
4850
4850
4850
4900
4950
4900
4950
4900
Cloud base (m)
500
7200
5700
5700
5650
2600
1750
4000
4800
5650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
25242425242424242324242424242424242929292929292929282929292928282828
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
SHIP3445
180 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
11
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 280).
17.7 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 89km SSW of Panguna
501 km SSE
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
7 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 89km SSW of Panguna
499 km SSE
0m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
7 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP3224
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7680
658 km SSW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
30° C
- 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.