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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
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1.9
6
1
0.2
3
2
1.5
0.6
3
1.2
0.9
max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
min °C
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
5150
5150
5000
5050
5100
5050
5100
5150
5000
5100
5100
5050
5100
5200
5100
5050
5150
5100
Cloud base (m)
450
5800
6050
5850
5650
500
500
500
500
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
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 Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
574 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP4085
638 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
9.3 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: scattered
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 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.