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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
night
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PM
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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thunderstorm
risk tstorm
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cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
km/h
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SW
20
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
5
SW
20
SSW
10
W
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
14
3
0.7
6
1.4
1.4
1.9
0.6
0.6
1.9
0.7
0.5
2
4
max °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
min °C
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
28
28
28
 chill °C
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
28
28
28
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5050
5050
5000
5100
5050
5000
5050
5000
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
5400
500
400
650
300
950
700
600
800
2200
6900
7150
7350
7350
6250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri 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
lightning
508 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 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
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.
1 hour ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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
484m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Auki
1092 km SE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
1175 km N
211m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
24 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Pohnpei Airport
1276 km NNE
235m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
24 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Coconut Island
1306 km SSW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
No report.

* 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.