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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
night
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light rain
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
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cloudy
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
km/h
10
SE
0
NNE
15
S
15
S
25
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
35
SE
30
SE
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11
8
12
29
14
3
0.1
3
3
0.1
1.3
0.4
0.6
3
1.5
max °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
29
min °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
5100
5150
5150
5050
4950
5000
4950
5050
5050
5000
5150
5100
5050
5200
5150
4950
5050
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
6150
3150
4800
1550
800
5500
6200
6900
6650
500
500
500
3950
2400
550
450
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
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: Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
ASCATC155E3S
301 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC155E4S
310 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATC156E4S
321 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC155E2S
333 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC156E3S
364 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC156E5S
366 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATC156E2S
377 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC155E1S
386 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC154E0S
399 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 72).
- 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.