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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat 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
20
SSE
40
SE
15
SSE
10
S
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.9
3
5
0.2
0.6
3
0.2
1
4
0.4
3
0.4
1
3
max °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
4950
5050
4950
4900
4850
4900
4900
4950
4900
5000
5000
4850
5100
5050
4900
5100
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
300
500
450
5000
4400
4750
5050
550
5100
550
450
5250
500
5250
5850
5350
5450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat 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
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
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
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.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
30 km
1075 km SE
484m alt.
39 minutes ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1175 km N
211m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1276 km NNE
235m alt.
29 minutes ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
24 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP7220
1310 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
- km
SHIP4157
1310 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
- 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.