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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
heavy rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
5
S
20
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
15
ESE
30
SE
Snow map
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Snow map
Snow map
24
7
16
8
3
4
0.1
0.8
3
9
2
1.2
0.9
1.7
1.9
4
0.7
max °C
28
26
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
min °C
25
25
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
25
25
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
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5100
5000
4950
4950
5000
5100
5100
5050
5050
5100
5050
5100
5150
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5050
5050
5100
Cloud base (m)
2000
100
650
4400
5350
4900
5250
5550
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5600
5400
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500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP5846
249 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
17.7 km
lightning 154km ESE of Kokopo
251 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 122km NW of Panguna
351 km SE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP9515
247 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
20.4 km
SHIP4208
247 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
20.4 km
SHIP3398
247 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
17.7 km
lightning 154km ESE of Kokopo
250 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 122km NW of Panguna
350 km SE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP9520
544 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C

* 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.