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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
0.4
6
0.3
0.4
1
1.7
1.4
0.2
2
0.2
3
1.3
8
2
0.9
12
max °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
4950
5000
4950
4900
4900
5000
4950
4950
5000
4900
4950
4900
4950
5000
5000
5000
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
450
400
5500
500
450
1500
6600
5100
7150
5750
5850
4250
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424242424242424242424242424242424282828282928282828282928292929292928
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:09
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: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun 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
lightning 198km NE of Kokopo
175 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning
247 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 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
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
lightning 155km NNW of Samarai
733 km S
896m alt.
45 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.