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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
3
4
22
0.3
0.8
6
6
3
6
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
max °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
4950
5000
4900
4950
4950
4850
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
5100
100
2050
600
450
5650
6300
6350
500
500
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242423232323232323242424242424242424282827282828282828282929282929282928
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP6156
564 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
17.7 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP6016
562 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
partially cloudy
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
20.4 km
SHIP7659
562 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
17.7 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6019
628 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
36° C
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
SHIP3163
628 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP7936
628 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
- 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.