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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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S
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SSE
30
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max °C
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Sunrise
5:47
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Sunset
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). 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.
47 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
524 km NNE
3m alt.
47 minutes ago
29° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4290
537 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
ASCATB157E4S
554 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB158E3S
563 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 192).
- km
SHIP4374
535 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
SHIP4562
535 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
SHIP3052
535 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6172
550 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7860
550 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.