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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
 cm 
 mm 
1.7
6
3
3
0.1
0.3
3
0.1
0.1
0.2
max°C
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min°C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
chill°C 
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Freezing level (m
5100
5150
5000
4950
5100
5000
5150
5100
5100
5150
5100
5000
5150
5200
4950
5100
5150
4950
5100
5100
5100
5150
5200
5050
5250
5150
5000
5000
5050
4850
5050
5050
4850
5050
5150
5000
Cloud base (m)
6400
1750
2200
500
9800
550
550
500
5850
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424232323242424242424242524242524242525252524242424242424242424242424292928282828282929282929282929282929282828282828282828282928282929282929
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08

Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue 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 5 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
573 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
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Rain
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
30 km
Low: scattered
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
lightning 125km NE of Angoram
842 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).

* 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.