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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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 km/h
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
40
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
50
WNW
50
W
55
W
35
W
9
9
61
3
2
4
0.5
0.7
3
4
0.6
4
0.5
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
2
max °C
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
min °C
23
23
21
22
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
20
22
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
4950
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4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
5050
5050
4900
5050
5050
5150
5100
5100
5100
5150
5050
Cloud base (m)
6600
2700
100
100
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150
700
4500
3250
2100
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2500
1550
2650
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
6:07
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: Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP8167
659 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP4400
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP8684
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3837
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP2945
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP6060
733 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.