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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sat 06 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
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Snow map
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2
12
4
1.6
2
0.5
3
6
3
7
3
4
6
0.1
3
max °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
5100
5000
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4900
4900
4950
4950
4950
5000
4900
5050
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
450
6450
9750
9700
500
5350
5350
350
4300
500
600
6750
6600
500
5700
6550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
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 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue afternoon). 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Rain showers.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
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.
3 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
lightning 67km SW of Buala
929 km SE
0m alt.
2 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.