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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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km/h
35
ESE
25
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25
ESE
20
ESE
25
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25
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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15
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16
0.3
1.9
10
0.3
2
0.4
3
2
2
11
3
0.2
8
max °C
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
min °C
29
28
29
29
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
28
29
29
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
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5150
5000
5200
5300
5100
5150
5200
5100
5200
5200
5050
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5150
5050
Cloud base (m)
4950
700
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3950
5600
450
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5550
5750
6350
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Sunrise
5:46
5:46
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Sunset
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 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP2391
214 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 150).
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3788
214 km SSE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
33° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
SHIP5063
214 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP9130
214 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 150).
- km
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3501
757 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 150).
17.7 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.