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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
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risk tstorm
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km/h
15
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Snow map
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1.2
1.2
3
0.7
0.1
4
2
4
16
7
3
8
0.2
0.1
4
1.3
0.6
3
max °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
28
29
28
29
29
min °C
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
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5200
5050
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
4950
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5050
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5150
Cloud base (m)
550
450
550
4100
450
2550
550
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500
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

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.
58 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
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
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
lightning 202km NNE of Wewak
850 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
58 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.