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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
24
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25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Sunrise
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP5099
254 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
lightning 188km WNW of Panguna
315 km SSE
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
SHIP7142
253 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP8655
253 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
SHIP6280
253 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4303
263 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9201
263 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
SHIP2167
263 km SE
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.