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 Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
350
150
150
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
250
250
km/h
100
NW
80
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
50
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
80
NNW
70
NW
45
NW
5
NW
30
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
65
W
65
W
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
4
1
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
2
 mm
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
-2
-5
-5
-6
-4
1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
2
0
-2
-6
-6
-8
-8
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-7
-9
-10
-17
-16
-20
-20
-11
-15
-14
-11
-10
-16
-18
-19
-18
-17
Freezing level m
1700
1600
450
200
200
50
200
1250
450
450
400
350
100
200
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-8-11-14-11-10-9-14-16-16-14-10-14-14-13-11-2-2-6-9-10-10-9-5-10-11-11-10-9-11-11-11-1031-2-6-6-7-6-1-4-4-4-4-5-7-7-6-654322113333211122
Sunrise
—
—
4:01
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
Sunset
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
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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 10mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the N by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue 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
11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
ASCATB84E55S
712 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB84E54S
718 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB83E51S
734 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB84E53S
740 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB84E56S
762 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB84E52S
766 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB83E50S
784 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB85E54S
794 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB84E57S
799 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 291).
- 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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