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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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thunderstorm
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clear
risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
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km/h
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
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0.4
1.4
0.1
1.9
3
0.6
0.4
7
1.4
2
3
2
0.8
11
6
0.1
3
max °C
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
5200
5200
5250
5250
5250
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5100
5050
5100
5050
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5100
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Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
300
5550
600
5150
2300
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
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 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 200km W of Kavieng
407 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
39m alt.
51 minutes ago
31° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: few
lightning 157km S of Lorengau
577 km WSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 126km N of Madang
743 km WSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
759 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
30° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3084
914 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.