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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
E
5
SE
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
2
6
3
5
1.8
1.5
10
6
4
4
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.8
1.5
max °C
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
4950
4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
4900
4950
4950
4900
4950
5000
4950
5050
5050
4900
5000
5050
4950
Cloud base (m)
500
6450
6350
2350
1850
150
4400
5150
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, 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
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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP4934
840 km WSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2592
850 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5293
850 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3843
850 km WSW
15m alt.
2 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.