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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
5
SSE
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
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max °C
28
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28
29
29
28
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28
28
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28
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
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6150
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9600
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Sunrise
5:46
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Sunset
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Mon 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.
3 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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 140 degs)
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
916 km SSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
lightning 26km ENE of Wewak
978 km WSW
0m alt.
1 hour 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.