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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
45
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
1.1
0.3
5
5
4
5
3
0.1
5
4
7
1.5
0.5
4
16
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
min °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
5000
5100
4900
4950
4900
5000
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
5100
5050
4950
5000
5050
5050
5050
Cloud base (m)
750
850
2650
700
850
1800
2350
850
2150
4700
5350
4450
1650
4450
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242425252525242425252424292929292929292929293029292929292928
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu 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 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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP3800
561 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 340).
17.7 km
lightning 102km SW of Gizo
754 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP3969
658 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
SHIP4697
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP9121
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP5124
658 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
SHIP6100
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° 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.