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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
15
SE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
4
0.5
2
3
0.6
0.2
1.8
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.4
1.6
max °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
min °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
5000
4900
4900
4900
4800
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
5000
4950
5050
4900
4950
5000
4900
Cloud base (m)
4650
1900
4350
450
450
500
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232323232323232324232324232324242928282828282828282828282828282828
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:49
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). 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
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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
lightning 34km E of Kerema
909 km SSW
34m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 86km S of Port Moresby
997 km SSW
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.