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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
7
12
3
3
4
1
1
8
0.9
6
3
0.3
1.6
2
3
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
4900
4900
5050
4950
5100
5050
5000
5050
5100
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
4450
600
1750
3250
400
450
5550
5250
4700
4900
2700
2400
4250
5100
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242424242424242929292929292929292929292928292928
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 179km ENE of Kieta
612 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP6911
659 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
lightning
684 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP5688
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP3102
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3996
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
lightning
681 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.