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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 am Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
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light rain
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rain showers
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part cloud
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part cloud
risk tstorm
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light rain
risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
km/h
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.7
3
9
0.1
1.8
6
1.3
2
10
3
0.3
2
0.8
5
2
2
max °C
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
min °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
26
27
 chill °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
26
27
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
5050
4900
4900
4950
4950
4950
5000
5050
5000
4950
5000
4950
5050
5000
5100
Cloud base (m)
750
500
2750
350
650
600
850
5100
400
450
450
5350
5100
5100
1900
700
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232323232323232323232323232423232324282827272827272727272828282828282728
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh 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.
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.
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
SHIP6438
700 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
17.7 km
760 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
773 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4000 km
SHIP2842
697 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP1347
697 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
20.4 km
SHIP551
697 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
17.7 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

* 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.