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: 10 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
150
250
250
350
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
200
km/h
95
NNW
75
NW
80
NW
110
NW
80
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
65
W
65
W
70
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
95
W
90
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
55
WNW
80
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
1
3
2
—
—
2
1
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
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 mm
3
1.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
max °C
5
7
2
-6
-6
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-4
-2
-3
-2
0
1
2
min °C
2
5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-3
-5
-4
0
1
0
 chill °C
-6
-2
-19
-21
-21
-23
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-14
-17
-15
-9
-7
-10
Freezing level m
2400
2300
550
150
0
0
0
100
50
50
100
0
400
300
450
1100
1400
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-9-16-18-16-13-15-17-17-19-15-11-12-9-7-4-612-7-12-14-14-13-12-14-14-15-12-7-9-6-4-2-346-2-7-7-10-9-8-8-8-8-6-3-4-301146311-1011111222124
Sunrise
4:39
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—
4:37
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—
4:35
—
—
4:33
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—
4:31
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—
4:28
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Sunset
—
7:00
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—
7:01
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—
7:04
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—
7:06
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7:07
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7:09
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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 4mm) on Sat morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3352
3289 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).

* 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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