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Long Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
mod. rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
0.1
6
3
1.9
14
7
8
41
6
1.6
4
6
6
12
4
0.1
6
max °C
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
min °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
15
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
5100
5000
4900
5000
4950
4900
4900
4950
4900
4950
4900
4900
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
Cloud base (m)
5250
5700
450
4500
100
550
650
100
100
250
650
1950
100
400
400
4250
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Sunrise
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:21
6:21

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Long Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Long Island is: Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Long Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Long Island at the specific elevation of 1280 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Long 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
142 km S
70m alt.
4 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
Goroka Highlands Airport
208 km SW
1587m alt.
4 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
30 km
lightning 100km NW of Madang
226 km W
277m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
448 km S
48m alt.
4 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Kavieng W.o.
514 km NE
4m alt.
4 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Aitape
583 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
SHIP6662
595 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29° C
- km
SHIP6003
595 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29° C
- km
SHIP7014
595 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
28° C
SHIP6110
595 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
28° C

* 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.