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 Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
300
200
250
300
350
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
300
300
250
250
km/h
60
WNW
80
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
110
WSW
120
WSW
115
W
125
W
115
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
60
WSW
35
WNW
60
NNW
85
WNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
3
—
1
1
—
2
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
2
0.7
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
12
max °C
-6
-7
-10
-11
-6
-1
1
2
4
5
3
-5
-7
-5
-1
-1
4
min °C
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-2
1
-1
2
4
-3
-6
-7
-7
-2
-1
2
 chill °C
-19
-26
-27
-26
-25
-13
-9
-12
-8
-6
-15
-19
-20
-20
-10
-9
-7
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
600
1900
2000
2700
3150
750
150
150
0
0
450
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-21-21-18-13-9-3-2-12-4-13-15-10-8-7-4-11-16-17-16-12-5-1-124-2-10-13-9-5-40-7-9-11-11-9-211350-6-7-6-2-131-1-2-2-1112334111-114
Sunrise
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
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—
6:32
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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 fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
ASCATB108E56S
2262 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB108E55S
2281 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB109E60S
2286 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB109E55S
2293 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB109E59S
2298 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB109E58S
2302 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- 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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