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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
5
SE
5
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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4
1.1
0.8
0.9
0.1
0.3
1.4
0.1
0.1
2
3
1.4
0.5
0.4
17
max °C
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
min °C
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
5150
5100
5050
5100
5000
5150
5100
5000
5050
5050
5100
5050
5050
5050
5050
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
5350
500
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6000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning
411 km NW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
412 km NE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
20 km
Mid: few
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP9936
823 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6901
823 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8888
823 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C

* 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.