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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
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29
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28
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29
26
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29
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE 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.
4 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 142km SSW of Kavieng
278 km SW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
574 km SE
3m alt.
4 hours 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.
4 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: few
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
4 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
SHIP8377
841 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP8920
841 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP2372
841 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
17.7 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.