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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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 km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
40
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
20
SW
0.3
4
2
1.8
1.9
11
5
6
5
2
3
12
6
6
2
1.5
7
7
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
27
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
min °C
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
5100
5100
5000
5150
5100
5000
5050
5000
4900
5050
5050
4950
4950
5000
4950
5000
4950
5050
Cloud base (m)
9500
5550
5500
1500
100
550
4900
4900
350
4650
5950
4000
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150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 0 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.
57 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP174
558 km SSW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
574 km SE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: overcast
lightning 128km S of Kandrian
587 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
57 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP8091
556 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP7612
556 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP1266
562 km S
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
27° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: overcast
lightning 128km S of Kandrian
585 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.