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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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km/h
5
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
10
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10
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10
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15
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25
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15
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24
7
16
8
3
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0.1
0.8
3
9
2
1.2
0.9
1.7
1.9
4
0.7
max °C
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
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24
24
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24
24
min °C
22
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23
24
24
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24
24
24
23
23
24
22
22
22
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23
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24
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24
24
24
23
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24
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
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Sunset
5:45
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). 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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 144km ESE of Kokopo
258 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
SHIP8406
542 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
ASCATB148E3S
564 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 115).
- km
574 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3929
540 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8166
540 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
SHIP8684
540 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
SHIP3380
540 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2908
540 km S
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.