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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
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mod rain
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light rain
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risk tstorm
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 km/h
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
3
4
3
8
5
4
23
3
0.8
4
5
2
9
3
2
0.8
1.6
3
1.5
max °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
27
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
27
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
29
29
28
29
4900
5050
5050
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4900
5000
4950
5000
5000
5100
5050
5050
5050
5050
5150
Cloud base (m)
6500
6400
5600
450
1550
750
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750
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450
50
100
3100
4200
850
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
493 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP4346
587 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP9128
583 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4346
584 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3076
584 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6428
584 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4226
584 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C

* 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.