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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
 cm 
 mm 
6
7
11
0.1
0.7
0.5
0.2
4
1.1
2
4
0.7
0.8
13
0.6
1
1
max°C
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min°C
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
chill°C 
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
Freezing level (m
4900
4900
4850
5050
5150
5000
5050
5200
5050
5050
5050
4950
4950
5000
4900
5000
5050
5100
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
5550
5500
500
500
450
400
400
450
450
400
6400
6750
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323242424242424242424242424242424282828282929292928282828282928282828
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 156km NW of Panguna
313 km SE
1m alt.
39 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATC156E3S
366 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC156E4S
374 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC156E2S
392 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC156E5S
423 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC155E1S
423 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC156E1S
434 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC157E4S
437 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC155E0S
447 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 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.