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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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ESE
20
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15
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35
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25
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14
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14
0.9
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14
23
6
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1.8
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2
10
max °C
24
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24
24
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min °C
24
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24
22
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22
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Sunrise
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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 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

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.
37 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
573 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
20 km
759 km SW
70m alt.
37 minutes ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
835 km S
23m alt.
37 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
37 minutes ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
Penrhyn Island
886 km SE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
ASCATB161E5S
954 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB161E4S
957 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 112).
- 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.