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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
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mod rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
km/h
20
SSE
40
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
4
10
22
9
3
14
10
9
4
0.1
1.4
13
max °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
min °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
 chill °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
Freezing level m
4950
5000
5000
4950
5050
5050
4950
4950
4850
4900
4850
4950
4950
4950
4900
4950
4950
4900
Cloud base (m)
600
750
5350
5450
550
550
1950
200
150
150
1800
4300
250
300
550
450
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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
Kavieng W.o.
212 km W
4m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
30 km
SHIP4760
315 km SE
15m alt.
44 minutes ago
24° C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 130).
- km
574 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
760 km SW
70m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP4775
352 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP3118
352 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
SHIP5549
352 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP4945
352 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
SHIP3492
367 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- 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.