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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
3
3
1.6
2
0.1
1
5
11
6
8
74
0.4
8
1.7
12
max °C
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
21
22
23
23
23
24
23
min °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
5000
5000
5000
4900
4850
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4950
4850
4850
4950
4900
Cloud base (m)
500
6650
2750
5250
5100
750
5550
5750
2450
900
1850
100
100
1900
5200
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232424242423232321222323232423292928282828282828282825262727272828
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:59
5:59
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:57

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed 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
ASCATC152E3S
136 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC152E4S
140 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC152E2S
142 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC151E2S
163 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 228).
- km
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
ASCATC152E1S
218 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC151E3S
239 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC151E4S
273 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC151E1S
281 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC151E5S
315 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 251).
- 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.