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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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night
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
km/h
5
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
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4
1.2
4
8
0.5
2
7
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.9
3
max °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
5050
5000
5000
5050
4950
5100
5150
4950
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5050
5100
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
5200
5900
400
5150
6000
450
5550
400
5350
5350
450
6600
5300
5100
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Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:46
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5:46
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
thunderstorm
Lightning visible, no thunder heard.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
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
28° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 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.