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 Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
300
300
200
km/h
80
W
80
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
50
NW
70
WNW
80
W
85
NW
90
WNW
110
WNW
110
W
105
W
80
WSW
80
WSW
70
WNW
125
W
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Snowflake cm
—
4
2
1
—
—
1
—
1
1
3
2
2
4
1
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-4
-7
-6
-3
0
5
5
2
-2
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-6
0
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-1
2
4
0
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-4
 chill °C
-21
-19
-20
-20
-18
-9
-7
-4
-10
-17
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-21
-16
Freezing level m
100
250
200
150
250
950
2300
2250
1100
350
150
50
0
0
0
100
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-17-15-10-6-3-3-6-13-19-21-20-19-17-13-8-12-12-13-12-8-411-3-9-14-15-15-15-15-11-6-8-6-7-7-5-1451-4-7-8-8-8-10-7-212111245332100012
Sunrise
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:11
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
Sunset
7:23
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:32
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Tue 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
SHIP6232
459 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 300).
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
SHIP6223
1718 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
SHIP1576
1718 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
SHIP4545
1718 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
43
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP4081
1718 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).

* 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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