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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
2
9
1.6
4
0.6
1.2
1.8
0.3
0.5
max °C
24
24
24
23
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
5000
5050
5000
4900
4950
4900
5100
5100
5050
5050
5100
4950
4950
5000
5000
5050
5100
4950
Cloud base (m)
500
400
100
1700
9200
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232224242424242424232424242424292929262627282828292929282929282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat 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 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
433 km E
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).

* 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.