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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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 km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
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20
WNW
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WNW
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7
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max °C
29
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29
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28
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28
min °C
29
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28
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29
28
28
29
29
28
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
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Sunset
6:09
6:09
6:09
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun 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
lightning 160km N of Samarai
710 km S
0m alt.
9 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Penrhyn Island
888 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP3335
964 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP7332
960 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP8038
963 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 260).
SHIP7717
963 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
32
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- km
SHIP3525
963 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
32
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- km
SHIP4358
963 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
32
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- 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.