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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
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risk tstorm
km/h
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
0
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
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15
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4
0.2
0.1
4
0.2
7
max °C
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
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5000
5000
5050
4950
5100
5100
5000
4950
5050
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5100
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5000
5100
5100
5050
Cloud base (m)
5000
4950
5450
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5500
5750
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400
5550
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5450
5900
6250
6100
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5300
5800
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Sunrise
5:46
5:46
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5:46
Sunset
5:46
5:46
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
lightning 42km W of Panguna
436 km SE
179m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 120 degs)
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 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.