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 Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed 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, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
250
300
300
200
250
350
400
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
350
km/h
130
WSW
120
WSW
55
WSW
60
NW
80
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
75
WSW
100
WSW
115
WSW
125
WSW
115
W
130
W
100
WSW
75
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
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—
8
3
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1.9
1.2
1.2
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-7
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-4
0
2
3
4
5
2
-5
-6
-5
min °C
-6
-9
-7
-6
-10
-11
-12
-11
-2
0
0
3
4
-3
-6
-7
-7
 chill °C
-20
-24
-19
-17
-24
-27
-28
-25
-13
-11
-11
-7
-6
-14
-18
-20
-20
Freezing level m
200
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
1050
1300
2050
2500
2700
750
150
150
0
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Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
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Sunset
6:22
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6:23
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—
6:24
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6:27
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6:29
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6:30
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed 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, near gales from the WSW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
83
Severe gales from the ESE
(83 kph at 120).
Mid: few
Marion Island
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP9164
3550 km WNW
15m alt.
6 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 80).
- km
SHIP9211
3558 km WNW
15m alt.
6 hours ago
- 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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