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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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km/h
10
WSW
15
SSE
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
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30
SE
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6
2
4
1.7
1.3
16
4
0.7
5
9
3
8
14
3
1.4
2
0.2
2
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
min °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
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5050
5100
5100
5050
5050
5150
5050
5050
5100
5050
5050
5100
5050
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5200
Cloud base (m)
4850
5500
5400
2800
5300
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450
5500
4750
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450
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
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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 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
SHIP8010
546 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP8980
544 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3375
544 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2635
554 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8688
554 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3646
554 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.