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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
4
10
4
1.1
2
1.4
5
4
4
1.7
1.8
0.7
2
max °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
5000
4950
4900
4850
4850
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
4900
4800
4900
5000
4900
4950
4950
4850
Cloud base (m)
5400
450
2950
600
700
4300
5100
700
4600
6900
7150
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232323232324232323242424242424282929282727282928282828282928292929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). 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.
56 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 66km W of Kavieng
279 km W
415m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 78km N of Arawa
416 km SE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
543 km S
0m alt.
57 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 85km S of Kieta
548 km SE
0m alt.
26 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
39m alt.
56 minutes ago
28° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6580
662 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 30).
17.7 km
lightning 205km WSW of Gizo
673 km SSE
0m alt.
25 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
56 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
56 minutes ago
28° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.