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 Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
200
250
300
350
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
350
300
250
km/h
80
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
110
WSW
110
WSW
115
W
125
W
120
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
55
NW
120
WNW
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Snowflake cm
10
2
—
1
2
1
1
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
0.8
2
—
—
—
—
—
10
max °C
-7
-10
-11
-6
-1
1
2
4
6
4
-4
-7
-5
-2
1
4
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-2
1
-1
2
5
-2
-5
-7
-7
-2
0
3
 chill °C
-26
-27
-26
-25
-13
-9
-12
-7
-4
-14
-17
-20
-20
-10
-7
-5
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
500
1850
950
2600
3100
850
200
150
0
0
1600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-17-13-8-3-3-12-4-13-12-9-8-6-4-16-17-16-12-5-1-114-2-10-12-9-5-30-9-11-11-9-211361-5-7-6-214-1-2-2-1123344211-103
Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
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Sunset
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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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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
ASCATC46E60S
1869 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC45E60S
1900 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC45E59S
1910 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC44E60S
1944 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC44E59S
1956 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 334).
- 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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