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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 07 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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km/h
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
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15
SE
20
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30
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11
3
6
4
2
0.4
4
0.4
3
6
0.1
1.4
2
0.3
7
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
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4950
4950
5000
4950
4900
4950
5050
4950
4950
5050
4950
5100
5050
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5050
Cloud base (m)
5600
5500
6800
6500
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6400
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6050
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5550
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5350
5600
6850
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Sunrise
5:48
5:50
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5:50
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri 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.
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.
40 minutes ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
40 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
lightning 146km ESE of Gizo
867 km SE
0m alt.
22 minutes 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
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
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.