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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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cloudy
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 km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
NW
20
N
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
0.1
3
11
3
13
0.7
3
18
6
7
20
14
3
6
4
7
6
max °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
min °C
29
28
25
27
28
27
27
28
26
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
25
27
28
27
27
28
26
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
28
28
5050
4950
4900
5000
4900
4950
5000
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
2050
700
550
200
2950
1500
250
4200
2500
50
550
50
100
50
2600
850
350
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:05
6:05
6:05

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 152km N of Finschhafen
585 km SW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 185km NE of Madang
612 km SW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 020 to 160 degs)
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
lightning 126km WNW of Samarai
848 km S
842m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
28° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
916 km SSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
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.