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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
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thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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mod. rain
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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 km/h
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
SW
3
2
3
13
7
8
11
2
1
10
2
10
22
5
5
38
0.2
0.6
1
max °C
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
min °C
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
25
27
29
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
25
27
29
28
5050
5100
5150
5000
5100
5050
5000
5000
5100
4950
5000
5000
4900
5000
5050
5050
5150
5050
4900
Cloud base (m)
9550
450
4750
350
200
1650
2300
1550
4000
550
450
300
5600
1750
50
4100
600
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W 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.
59 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP10135
522 km N
3m alt.
59 minutes ago
28° C
lightning
527 km N
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
59 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
59 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
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
59 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
916 km SSW
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning
958 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours 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.