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 Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
250
150
150
200
250
400
450
300
450
400
300
300
350
150
200
250
250
km/h
70
WNW
85
NW
120
NW
90
WNW
75
WSW
80
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
95
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
60
NW
90
WNW
50
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
4
2
1
4
2
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
1
2
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-4
-4
-7
-10
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-2
0
1
3
-3
-7
-9
min °C
-10
-8
-7
-6
-9
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-1
1
1
-5
-9
-11
 chill °C
-24
-21
-21
-19
-22
-27
-27
-25
-24
-23
-22
-18
-11
-7
-8
-15
-20
-24
Freezing level m
0
100
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
1450
1500
1750
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-16-12-17-19-24-26-19-19-21-16-10-5-5-5-10-14-22-17-13-10-12-14-18-21-16-16-16-14-8-3-2-2-7-11-17-10-8-6-5-8-11-12-11-10-9-8-4-112-4-8-10-11221-3-3-2000001520-2
Sunrise
5:48
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
—
6:07
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
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—
6:15
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
SHIP2264
2495 km NW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
16°C
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 230).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP2268
2855 km NW
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
19°C
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
SHIP2015
2970 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
9.3 km
SHIP2698
2970 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
9.3 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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