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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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clear
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km/h
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1
0.8
2
1.7
3
8
5
6
6
2
0.6
7
4
1
14
max °C
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
min °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
 chill °C
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4950
5000
5050
5050
5100
5050
4900
5000
5000
5000
5050
5100
5050
5050
5050
5100
Cloud base (m)
500
8950
450
5950
500
5750
5900
5800
2050
4250
4650
5000
2900
450
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232223232323232323272828272828282828272727282828272727
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour 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.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
lightning
783 km E
0m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
835 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
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
1067 km SE
182m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
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.