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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
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km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
5
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
25
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.1
1.7
1.3
0.2
3
0.2
0.2
8
2
1.4
3
1.2
3
4
3
2
8
max °C
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
min °C
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
 chill °C
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
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5000
5000
4900
4900
5000
5000
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4900
5100
5100
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5100
5000
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5050
Cloud base (m)
500
500
2700
4050
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5450
6250
6350
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5400
5350
2000
50
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Sunrise
5:52
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Sunset
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 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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
Nadzab W.o.
759 km SW
70m alt.
43 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
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
43 minutes ago
30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
43 minutes 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.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
43 minutes ago
20° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.