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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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km/h
10
SSE
10
ENE
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ESE
5
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15
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35
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30
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18
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18
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
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29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
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29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
27
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly strong 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.
41 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 124km N of Kimbe
294 km SW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
41 minutes ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
lightning 109km NNE of Madang
697 km SW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
41 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
41 minutes ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
41 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
41 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.