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 Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
250
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
200
200
250
250
km/h
90
WSW
75
SW
70
W
85
W
85
W
60
W
60
WSW
65
W
90
W
85
W
95
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
65
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
3
2
—
4
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-1
1
1
0
-4
-6
-2
-1
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-1
0
-2
-4
-6
-5
-1
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-20
-20
-11
-10
-13
-15
-17
-16
-11
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
Freezing level m
150
200
1500
1200
600
200
100
350
650
250
150
150
150
150
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-7-5-7-9-8-8-7-13-16-16-15-15-16-20-18-10-8-3-2-5-7-8-7-4-10-13-12-12-12-12-15-14-7-401-1-4-6-4-1-5-7-7-7-6-7-7-811122212322112111
Sunrise
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
Sunset
7:07
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7:09
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7:12
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7:14
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7:15
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7:17
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
SHIP2780
899 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
SHIP3306
900 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
SHIP11356
900 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
SHIP2800
900 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
SHIP8409
900 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).

* 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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