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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
4
3
6
0.2
0.8
10
3
0.3
3
0.9
1.4
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
4950
4950
4900
5000
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
5100
4950
5050
4950
4900
5050
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
6050
6150
5500
2600
1800
5150
5250
550
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424232424232424242424242424282928282928282828282828282828282929
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP5977
663 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP6567
679 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
SHIP7109
679 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7751
679 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4071
679 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
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.