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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
night
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 km/h
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
4
1
4
2
3
2
8
6
21
6
4
6
11
1.2
4
15
2
2
5
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
min °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
27
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
27
29
29
28
28
28
28
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5150
5100
5000
5150
5150
5000
5000
5050
4900
5050
5050
5000
5100
5000
5000
5100
5000
5050
Cloud base (m)
5400
9550
3400
4600
1700
2500
750
1650
450
5400
1550
100
4300
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
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 50mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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.
46 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
46 minutes ago
29° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: overcast
759 km SW
70m alt.
46 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
46 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
46 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.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
916 km SSW
48m alt.
46 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
lightning 56km NE of Ambunti
1043 km WSW
52m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
HoniaraHenderson
1075 km SE
9m alt.
46 minutes ago
24° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.