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 Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
Cloud base (m)
350
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
250
300
300
400
300
300
300
km/h
90
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
100
W
130
WSW
105
WSW
75
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
80
SW
80
SW
75
SW
100
WSW
95
SW
100
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
4
4
1
6
—
2
1
—
—
2
2
2
1
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
max °C
-12
-10
-6
-3
-1
0
3
-1
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
-12
-7
-2
0
3
min °C
-12
-11
-9
-4
-1
-2
3
-6
-8
-6
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-5
-1
-1
 chill °C
-28
-26
-23
-16
-12
-13
-6
-20
-23
-18
-20
-22
-27
-27
-25
-17
-12
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
450
700
750
1900
250
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
1400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-15-8-7-5-4-8-12-16-17-21-22-17-14-9-6-4-21-19-12-6-5-30-6-10-11-13-17-18-16-13-7-3-1-12-11-8-4-1-13-4-7-6-8-10-12-12-9-4-11-3-2023343111-1-3-3-2012
Sunrise
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
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—
6:24
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—
6:27
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue 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
330 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
ASCATC51E54S
1513 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC51E55S
1515 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC51E53S
1525 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC51E52S
1543 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC51E51S
1571 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC50E55S
1571 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC50E54S
1576 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC50E56S
1577 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 273).
- 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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