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– Lat/Long: 3.12° S 152.64° E

Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 9 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
night
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mod rain
rain showers
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
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mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
9
0.4
0.3
8
6
0.6
17
4
1.3
2
0.9
0.7
1.7
0.4
0.8
max °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
min °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
 chill °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4950
4950
4900
5000
4850
4950
4900
4900
5000
4950
4900
5050
5000
4950
5100
5050
5000
Cloud base (m)
2950
450
500
500
5200
550
800
750
600
450
550
5050
500
5150
500
5650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2423232323232322232323232323232323242328272827282827272828282828272828282828
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: Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Lihir Island at the specific elevation of 700 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.
44 minutes 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.
44 minutes ago
28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
835 km S
23m alt.
44 minutes ago
26° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
869 km SW
1587m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
30 km
Port Moresby W.o.
916 km SSW
48m alt.
44 minutes 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
484m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.