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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
4
0.4
5
2
1.4
1.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.4
2
4
max °C
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
4900
4950
4900
4850
4950
4850
4850
4900
4900
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4850
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
6650
5150
6200
6600
500
500
500
450
500
450
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424232424242424242323232323232323282928282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:47
5:47
5:47

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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
lightning 67km N of Rabaul
63 km S
109m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning
599 km ENE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 6km SE of Lorengau
608 km WSW
1m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
lightning 154km ESE of Popondetta
805 km S
62m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.