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 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
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PM
night
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PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
200
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
60
NW
55
NNW
50
NW
75
WSW
75
W
90
WSW
90
WSW
60
WSW
45
NW
80
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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3
2
1
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1
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 mm
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4
6
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-6
-5
-7
-6
-3
-1
3
5
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-4
-3
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-2
1
3
 chill °C
-13
-15
-15
-16
-13
-11
-14
-12
-21
-21
-20
-21
-17
-10
-8
-5
Freezing level m
100
100
150
200
450
500
350
400
100
250
100
200
250
700
2050
2250
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Sunrise
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4:18
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4:16
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4:15
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4:13
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4:11
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Sunset
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7:20
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7:22
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7:23
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7:25
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7:28
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat 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
SHIP8297
1303 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC48E62S
1800 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC48E61S
1804 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC47E61S
1832 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC47E62S
1858 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC46E61S
1861 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- 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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