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 Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
450
350
350
400
250
250
250
200
150
250
200
150
300
250
km/h
90
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
10
WSW
50
SSW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
45
WSW
60
WNW
90
WNW
90
W
90
WSW
85
WNW
120
WNW
95
W
115
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
6
 mm
3
max °C
2
-2
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-6
-7
-6
-3
-4
-8
-8
-7
-12
-13
min °C
2
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-10
-10
-7
-13
-15
 chill °C
-7
-18
-19
-14
-19
-23
-22
-18
-17
-16
-18
-19
-25
-24
-21
-29
-32
Freezing level m
1850
100
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
150
400
200
0
0
100
0
0
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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.
46 minutes ago
9°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
46 minutes ago
-15°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
46 minutes ago
-17°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
46 minutes ago
-15°C
-
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
46 minutes ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Intermittent moderate drizzle.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB116E60S
2697 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB117E61S
2702 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 252).
- 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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