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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
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mod rain
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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rain shwrs
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mod. rain
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some clouds
some clouds
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km/h
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
10
SE
20
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
14
3
0.2
4
0.8
2
7
1.8
0.6
3
4
3
0.6
0.2
max °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
26
28
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
26
28
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
4900
4950
5000
5000
5200
5250
5100
5100
5100
5100
Cloud base (m)
2950
5050
4950
450
400
5850
5350
850
700
700
5050
800
5450
6500
6050
5200
4050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 0 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
573 km SE
3m alt.
2 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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
Port Moresby International Airport
919 km SSW
359m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
1067 km SE
182m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10 km
1075 km SE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10 km
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 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.