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 Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
450
500
350
300
350
300
250
200
250
300
km/h
115
W
85
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
55
W
35
W
35
NW
50
NNW
90
N
75
WNW
80
W
65
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
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—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-5
-1
-1
-1
1
3
-1
-4
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-6
-5
-1
-1
-1
2
-3
-6
 chill °C
-22
-23
-23
-21
-23
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-16
-14
-8
-9
-10
-7
-14
-17
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
400
450
850
1600
450
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
93
Stormy winds from the W
(93 kph at 280).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
hy2c44E57S
1931 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c43E57S
1974 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c42E58S
2020 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c41E58S
2112 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c40E58S
2155 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 215).
- 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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