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Lihir Island
Weather Forecast, Papua New Guinea

Issued: 3 pm Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
 km/h
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
0.1
0.7
0.3
1.2
0.7
3
4
0.7
0.1
3
12
0.4
2
15
max °C
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
min °C
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
26
28
28
27
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
26
28
28
27
4900
5000
4950
5000
4950
4950
5000
4900
5000
4950
4950
5000
5100
4950
5000
5000
4950
Cloud base (m)
5550
450
4900
2650
2900
6350
5700
5350
5500
5450
6350
6700
5750
4000
750
6000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24242424242424242424242424232424232928292929292928292929292927282828
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08

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Lihir Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lihir Island is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Lihir Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 83km NNE of Kieta
492 km SE
0m alt.
31 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
573 km SE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Lightning visible, no thunder heard.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
20 km
Mid: scattered
lightning
629 km S
0m alt.
32 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Mount Hagen Airport
721 km SW
69m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
759 km SW
70m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
30 km
771 km SE
6m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4000 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cassidy International Airport
778 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
lightning 131km E of Popondetta
785 km S
0m alt.
32 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 31km N of Kokoda
808 km SSW
319m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.