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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
0.1
0.2
5
0.1
1.3
1.1
7
0.8
2
15
3
0.1
max °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
min °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
22
22
23
23
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
4850
4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
4950
4950
4900
4850
4850
4750
4850
Cloud base (m)
5000
500
5550
500
500
450
450
5100
5350
5150
5300
5050
5500
6150
4850
300
400
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232424242424242424242424242423232324282929292928282929282929282928272728
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:57
5:57
5:55
5:55
5:55
5:54

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 119km ENE of Kieta
564 km SE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6077
644 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
17.7 km
lightning 125km E of Madang
696 km SW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP5595
692 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP8355
692 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP8166
692 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP3932
692 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP7616
692 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
17.7 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.