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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
 km/h
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
0
SSW
1.1
3
3
1.4
2
3
5
1.9
1
7
0.1
0.2
5
2
max °C
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
min °C
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
5000
5050
4950
5000
5050
4950
5000
4950
4850
4950
4950
4850
5000
5050
4850
4900
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
6250
6750
500
6200
6300
7000
4600
6050
6400
6300
6500
5950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
31° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
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
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10 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.