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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
4
0.6
0.1
1.6
0.1
3
2
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.8
2
max °C
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
min °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
5000
5000
5050
5100
4950
4900
4950
4850
4900
4900
4850
4800
4850
4950
4900
4950
4950
Cloud base (m)
4600
4400
4950
9600
6150
500
9600
9450
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24252424242424242424242324242324242929292929282929292929282828282929
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 202km WSW of Panguna
427 km SSE
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATC158E3S
647 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 94).
- km
SHIP4497
659 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP3681
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP8176
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP8262
658 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
SHIP6754
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
- km
SHIP2977
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° 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.