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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
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night
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
 km/h
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
W
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
3
5
10
5
5
8
1.6
8
17
7
13
20
1.5
0.6
1.4
0.3
0.1
4
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
min °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
25
27
28
27
28
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
25
27
28
27
28
29
28
5150
5100
5000
5100
5050
5100
5100
5050
4900
4950
5000
4900
4900
5000
4950
5000
5100
5000
Cloud base (m)
5400
5400
5000
4550
500
6150
6550
2300
5400
750
100
4600
5850
6400
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
242424242424242424242422232323242424292929292929292929282826282828282929
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). 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
lightning 38km N of Rabaul
93 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
lightning
218 km E
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 157km SSW of Kavieng
288 km SW
0m alt.
57 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 186km NW of Kimbe
461 km SW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
lightning
677 km E
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.