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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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km/h
10
SSE
40
SE
20
SE
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
10
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15
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15
SSW
10
SE
5
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10
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.4
1.3
3
2
0.5
1.1
5
1.5
3
4
1.5
8
0.7
0.7
7
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4950
4900
4900
4800
4950
5000
4900
5000
4950
4950
5100
5100
4950
5000
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
950
500
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450
450
450
4900
750
5600
6050
4600
500
5250
5700
5950
5700
2150
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
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5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
574 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Rain
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
30 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
773 km SE
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
780 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP2078
819 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP6422
819 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP8502
819 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
SHIP2104
819 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 140).
- km
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours 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.