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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
1.1
6
1.3
0.1
6
1.7
3
8
2
3
1
0.8
1.1
max °C
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
min °C
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
5050
5000
4950
5000
4950
4900
4950
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
Cloud base (m)
4150
6050
5050
5250
5900
5550
5450
6350
5950
6100
700
550
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232424242424242424242424232323282928282929282928282928282829282828
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:07

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun 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):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
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
lightning 151km N of Popondetta
642 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.