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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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km/h
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SSE
5
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
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0.7
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0.7
0.4
3
1.6
0.2
0.9
0.2
10
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max °C
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
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5050
5150
5050
5100
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5100
5050
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5050
4950
5050
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4950
5050
5050
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Cloud base (m)
6200
450
450
450
450
5450
5600
5800
5800
6250
5550
500
5400
5500
5150
5350
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Sunrise
5:46
5:46
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5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
39m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
1067 km SE
182m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.