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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
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part cloud
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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mod. rain
risk tstorm
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mod. rain
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
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 km/h
0
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
W
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WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
0.8
10
7
10
8
22
17
6
3
0.8
4
8
2
3
1.3
1.7
max °C
29
29
28
28
26
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
min °C
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
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25
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28
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4950
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4950
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4950
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4950
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4950
Cloud base (m)
5100
4950
6600
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3950
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6600
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
5:59
5:59

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri 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 120km N of Rabaul
20 km SSE
0m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATB152E4S
134 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB152E2S
143 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 271).
- km
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
ASCATB151E2S
216 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB152E1S
222 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB151E3S
229 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB151E4S
272 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB151E1S
291 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB151E5S
313 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 162).
- 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.