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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
0.1
3
1.4
2
14
4
8
1
1.2
1.4
2
1
1.7
max °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
5000
5050
5250
5150
5150
5050
5000
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
5050
5050
5000
5050
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
350
3050
4500
5100
5200
5450
600
5500
2800
4250
5500
2950
5250
5300
5100
5050
9500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242525242424242424242424242424242424292929292929292929292929282929282929
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat 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.
2 hours 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
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6369
659 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8386
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP5278
658 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP3059
658 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
- km
SHIP2598
658 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
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.