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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
3
11
4
2
5
0.8
1
10
0.1
0.9
1.2
0.2
0.3
1.3
0.1
max °C
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
min °C
26
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
 chill °C
26
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
Freezing level m
5000
4900
4850
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
4950
5050
5050
5000
5000
5000
5050
5150
5200
5150
Cloud base (m)
650
500
5100
5000
5100
2150
5550
2100
4350
5350
4850
400
9150
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
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
759 km SW
70m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
835 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
916 km SSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
20 km
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.
2 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.