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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
0.5
0.8
2
7
5
1.8
0.4
8
0.1
0.7
0.1
2
0.9
0.7
max °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
4950
5050
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
5150
5050
5000
5050
5050
5050
4950
5050
5000
5100
5150
5000
Cloud base (m)
550
6500
5700
350
500
450
500
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2424242423232424242424242424242424242429292929282628282929292929292929292929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
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: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
lightning 210km SW of Lorengau
747 km WSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
25° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(9 kph at 80).
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 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.