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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
SE
0
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
NNE
0
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
0.3
0.6
1.2
1.8
3
1.8
1.4
5
0.1
2
10
0.3
0.3
max °C
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
4900
4950
5000
4850
4900
4900
4950
4950
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
4100
5650
4950
500
4250
750
2450
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242423242423232323282929282929282929282928282828282828
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 203km WSW of Panguna
438 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 58km WNW of Kandrian
504 km SSW
46m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
560 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP3392
633 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
9
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 210).
43.5 km
lightning
634 km WNW
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP2675
672 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
17.7 km
SHIP4360
672 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
20.4 km
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
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.