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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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km/h
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SSE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
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SE
30
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ESE
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SE
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3
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9
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1.6
19
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0.1
10
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max °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
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24
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24
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23
24
23
min °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
23
24
23
23
24
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
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24
23
23
24
22
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5150
5100
5150
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5050
5100
5100
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Cloud base (m)
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9850
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5950
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4950
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun 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
hy2b153E3S
62 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 152).
- km
hy2b152E3S
66 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
- km
hy2b152E2S
175 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 95).
- km
hy2b154E4S
177 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 195).
- km
hy2b153E2S
179 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 115).
- km
hy2b151E4S
192 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b153E5S
198 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 202).
- km
hy2b151E2S
201 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 90).
- km
hy2b154E3S
212 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 188).
- km
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

* 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.