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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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night
AM
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night
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night
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
light rain
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risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
 km/h
50
W
45
W
55
W
35
W
45
W
25
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
0.8
6
8
8
19
33
4
9
11
0.3
0.1
4
2
1
6
2
0.6
0.8
max °C
24
24
24
24
23
22
23
22
21
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
min °C
24
24
24
23
22
21
22
21
21
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
22
21
21
22
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
24
5150
5050
5050
5050
5050
4950
5000
5050
4950
5050
5100
5000
5000
5000
4900
5100
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
5300
4150
6000
6550
800
100
150
550
100
100
1950
1750
1600
150
650
4750
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:50

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Mon morning). 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
lightning 75km WSW of Rabaul
195 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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 106km WSW of Kokopo
229 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
KapingamarangiAtoll-Caroline Is.
522 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
44 km
Mid: scattered
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: overcast
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
20 km
Mid: overcast
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
20 km
Mid: overcast
NukuoroAtoll-Caroline Is.
815 km NNE
4m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
44 km
Mid: overcast
835 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
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.