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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
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night
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night
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night
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
 km/h
20
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
15
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
S
10
4
10
5
6
10
12
8
20
6
11
25
24
5
16
8
4
max °C
26
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
min °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
5000
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5000
5100
5000
5000
5100
4950
4900
4850
4800
4750
4800
4850
Cloud base (m)
450
200
5200
5450
5500
450
6950
5400
5650
350
2000
200
150
150
150
400
100
2850
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm 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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP7319
689 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
20.4 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
lightning 173km WNW of Lorengau
781 km W
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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.