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

Mild with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
150
150
150
350
250
200
200
250
250
150
200
200
250
km/h
85
WSW
65
W
75
WNW
75
W
80
W
110
WSW
85
SW
90
WSW
80
W
90
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
110
W
115
WSW
115
WSW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
1
4
5
2
4
7
2
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
4
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
3
4
0
-7
-11
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
1
-4
-6
-4
min °C
-4
0
2
3
-4
-10
-12
-11
-10
-7
-9
-9
-8
-5
-7
-7
 chill °C
-16
-9
-6
-5
-15
-26
-28
-26
-24
-18
-22
-22
-19
-19
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
1600
1950
1950
250
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
1250
300
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-4-4-5-9-19-26-23-21-17-19-13-6-9-9-9-6-2-1-1-6-15-20-18-16-13-15-12-6-7-8-8-3134-2-9-12-11-9-7-9-9-4-5-7-600452-1-3-2-10002321
Sunrise
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5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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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: Mild with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, 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
ASCATB74E54S
56 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
64 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
74 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
75 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC74E54S
78 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
86 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
95 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
102 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
104 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC75E53S
121 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 264).
- 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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