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 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
200
250
300
350
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
350
300
600
250
km/h
50
W
60
WNW
80
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
115
WSW
125
WSW
115
W
125
W
115
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
70
WSW
45
W
60
NW
85
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
9
4
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
3
—
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
0.7
1
—
—
—
—
—
9
max °C
-4
-6
-7
-10
-11
-6
-1
2
4
5
5
3
-5
-7
-5
-3
-1
3
min °C
-7
-7
-11
-10
-11
-11
-2
1
0
3
4
-3
-6
-7
-7
-4
-1
1
 chill °C
-19
-18
-26
-26
-26
-25
-13
-9
-11
-7
-6
-15
-19
-21
-20
-13
-9
-8
Freezing level m
50
100
0
0
0
0
600
2100
2100
2700
3100
700
150
100
0
0
450
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-21-21-18-13-8-3-202-5-15-17-11-8-8-5-10-11-16-17-16-12-5-1033-3-11-13-10-6-5-1-6-7-9-10-11-9-222450-6-7-6-4-1201-1-2-2-1112333121-113
Sunrise
5:26
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—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
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—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
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—
6:24
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—
6:27
—
—
6:29
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—
6:30
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—
6:32
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATC67E52S
468 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 296).
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
42 minutes ago
5°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
ASCATC66E53S
533 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC66E52S
543 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC66E54S
546 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC67E50S
560 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC66E50S
621 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC65E51S
631 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC66E56S
636 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC67E49S
639 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- 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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