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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
0.1
0.8
2
5
4
0.8
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.7
2
0.1
0.1
max°C
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min°C
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
chill°C 
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Freezing level (m
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
5100
4900
5000
5050
5050
5050
5000
4950
5000
5050
5050
Cloud base (m)
3950
1550
2350
4850
2750
6100
6550
6800
6500
5300
500
5200
5700
5950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242423242424242424242424242424242828282828282929292928292929292929
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:39
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:55
5:57

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). 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 5 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
lightning 76km E of Kandrian
446 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 114km SSW of Panguna
516 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
lightning 183km E of Samarai
875 km S
0m alt.
1 hour 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.