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 Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
300
400
450
250
250
300
300
250
350
200
200
200
400
300
250
200
km/h
70
WSW
70
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
90
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
50
W
35
NW
50
W
50
W
65
SW
65
WSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
110
WSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
—
1
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
4
4
2
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-2
0
2
3
-1
-5
-10
-12
-9
-1
min °C
-11
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
0
1
0
-3
-8
-11
-12
-11
-7
 chill °C
-25
-27
-23
-23
-21
-22
-18
-9
-6
-6
-12
-20
-25
-27
-26
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1650
1700
200
0
0
0
0
750
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Sunrise
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
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—
6:17
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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 covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu 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
ASCATC73E54S
114 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC72E53S
132 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC72E54S
140 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC73E55S
162 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC71E54S
194 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC71E53S
203 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC72E55S
203 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC74E55S
205 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC71E55S
244 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC70E54S
249 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 245).
- 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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