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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
3
5
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.8
max °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
4950
4950
4900
5000
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
4950
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
5700
4250
5500
5900
6150
9450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242323242424242424232424232424242424282828282828282929282929282929282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:07
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 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, 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
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 207km WNW of Panguna
312 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 223km ESE of Kokopo
327 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 165km ESE of Lorengau
492 km WSW
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
54 minutes ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 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.