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 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
200
150
150
300
200
150
200
250
250
300
200
200
250
km/h
90
WSW
90
WSW
60
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
WSW
110
WSW
85
SW
95
WSW
80
W
90
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
105
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
2
3
6
3
4
6
2
1
5
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
6
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-1
1
3
5
0
-7
-10
-9
-7
-6
-9
-9
-3
0
-4
-1
min °C
-8
-4
0
2
2
-5
-9
-12
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
0
-6
-6
 chill °C
-22
-16
-9
-6
-7
-17
-24
-27
-24
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-11
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
1600
1950
2000
200
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
100
1050
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-8-5-4-4-9-19-25-23-18-18-20-15-8-9-9-8-12-6-2-1-1-6-14-20-17-14-14-16-13-8-5-8-7-7-3134-3-8-11-10-8-7-9-9-60-5-4000452-1-2-211001331
Sunrise
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3336
2445 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
20.4 km
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
SHIP6978
2443 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
20.4 km
SHIP7267
2443 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 140).
17.7 km
SHIP3574
2443 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 140).
17.7 km
SHIP2104
2443 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
20.4 km
SHIP5965
2443 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
20.4 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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