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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
5
N
10
E
5
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
0.1
1.7
1.1
1.5
1.2
0.4
4
9
0.6
5
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
24
min °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
5050
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
5100
5150
5100
Cloud base (m)
6550
6600
450
5900
5550
500
500
9600
450
450
5700
400
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242324242425242828282929292929282929282929292929
Sunrise
5:37
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:55
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
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
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
44 km
Mid: scattered
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Rain showers.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 197km SE of Kandrian
604 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP3379
756 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP7641
752 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP4404
752 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
SHIP3834
752 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP4506
752 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP9552
752 km S
15m alt.
3 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.