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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
0
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
0.1
0.1
3
5
8
19
1.5
2
0.5
0.5
6
12
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
5000
5050
5200
5200
5100
5150
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
4850
Cloud base (m)
400
550
500
5200
6150
4800
950
4050
5700
5550
5100
300
5000
5600
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242324242424232322232323232828272827272828282828282727282828
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). 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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
rain showers
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.