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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
0.4
0.2
1.4
0.4
2
0.3
0.6
4
2
1.6
3
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
min °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
4950
5050
4950
5000
5050
5050
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
4900
4900
Cloud base (m)
5700
500
5850
500
5050
4900
1500
500
2650
2900
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242423232323242424282929282929282929282928282827282828
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
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: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 120km SW of Kokopo
257 km S
1096m alt.
58 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 148km SW of Panguna
476 km SSE
0m alt.
12 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 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
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2563
796 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 110).
17.7 km
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 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.