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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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 km/h
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
50
WNW
35
W
0.4
0.2
1.1
0.6
4
8
7
5
2
1.3
3
5
3
3
8
9
7
4
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
29
min °C
29
29
28
29
29
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
28
29
29
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
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4950
5050
5100
4950
4900
4850
4900
5100
5150
5100
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5050
4950
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4900
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500
500
7250
6000
5350
2750
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4700
4450
5100
9400
5900
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5600
150
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5000
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
40 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 112km ESE of Kandrian
506 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 176km N of Finschhafen
541 km SW
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning 191km NE of Madang
605 km SW
0m alt.
22 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATC159E4S
728 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC159E5S
730 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC159E3S
739 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC159E6S
754 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 298).
- km
759 km SW
70m alt.
40 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 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.