Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
– Lat/Long: 53.11° S 73.51° E

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Forecast

Big Ben (Heard Island) · Australia
Issued: 4 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
250
150
200
250
250
400
500
300
250
250
250
km/h
85
NW
80
NW
65
W
65
W
65
W
60
W
85
W
75
W
65
WNW
60
SW
60
WSW
15
SW
35
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
W
80
SW
45
W
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
3
1
—
1
2
1
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
 mm
3
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
-2
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-5
-6
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-5
-6
-7
min °C
2
2
-5
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
-7
-7
-16
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-20
-18
-23
-21
-20
-21
-23
-18
-21
-19
Freezing level m
2250
1600
250
50
50
0
0
0
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
50
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Sunrise
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mawson Peak or Heard Pk. 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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
40 minutes ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB109E61S
2282 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB110E60S
2314 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB110E61S
2322 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB111E60S
2369 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB111E59S
2380 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB111E61S
2381 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB111E62S
2386 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 241).
- km

* 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.

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