Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

 

Days 0-3 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Lihir Island Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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thunderstorm
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partially cloudy
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thunderstorm
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
partially cloudy
rain showers
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Wind km/h
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20 WSW20
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15 W15
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25 W25
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35 W35
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35 W35
35 W35
clear risk tstorm clear clear some clouds clear clear risk tstorm some clouds some clouds risk tstorm some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds risk tstorm risk tstorm some clouds rain shwrs risk tstorm risk tstorm risk tstorm clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
25 25 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 25 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 24 24 24 24 25
Low °C
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Chill °C
25 25 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 25 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 24 24 24 24 25
Freezing level m
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Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
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Sunset
6:00 - - 6:00 - - 5:59 - - 5:59 - - 5:58 - - 5:58 - - 5:58 - - 5:57 - - 5:57 - -

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Taro Island
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26.8° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Munda-New Georgia
770 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25.1° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
15 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Madang W.o.
796 km SW
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30.5° C
cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
60 km
lightning 8km WNW of Buka
807 km S
172m alt.
38 minutes ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Port Moresby
916 km SSW
58m alt.
3 hours ago
28.8° C
rain showers
Light rain showers.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 140).
20 km
Mid: overcast

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lihir Island and within an acceptable time window.