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 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
200
300
250
200
150
200
150
200
250
350
300
300
300
350
300
km/h
45
WNW
55
NNW
90
NNW
65
WNW
80
W
20
NW
65
NNW
75
NW
85
NW
85
NW
65
WSW
50
SW
55
W
65
W
70
W
65
W
60
WSW
75
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
6
2
—
—
5
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
3
3
1
1
4
7
3
-6
-5
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-3
min °C
-2
-1
0
2
0
-1
1
6
-7
-6
-6
-9
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
 chill °C
-11
-9
-9
-6
-10
-9
-7
-1
-20
-19
-17
-21
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-16
Freezing level m
400
700
1850
1500
850
1450
2200
2400
350
200
200
0
0
100
150
0
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-4-5-6-6-4-2-10-18-17-15-12-12-13-14-15-11-4-3-1-2-3-4-12-7-13-12-13-11-10-11-11-12-8-2-1231037-2-6-6-9-7-6-7-7-7-411343226321-1-111111
Sunrise
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
Sunset
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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
-1°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATB119E62S
2821 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC29E57S
2857 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB119E63S
2857 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB120E62S
2859 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB120E63S
2869 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB120E64S
2874 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC29E56S
2874 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- 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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