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 Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
150
200
400
250
200
200
250
200
200
200
250
250
250
350
150
km/h
65
W
70
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
SW
65
W
110
WSW
115
WSW
110
WSW
105
WSW
75
WSW
50
WNW
45
WNW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
2
4
3
3
5
1
3
4
2
—
—
—
—
6
 mm
—
5
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
4
-2
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-6
2
2
-2
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
0
2
2
-6
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-2
-1
-4
-7
-7
-4
-4
-8
 chill °C
-9
-6
-7
-19
-25
-26
-26
-26
-22
-20
-13
-13
-17
-21
-21
-14
-14
-18
Freezing level m
1650
1900
1900
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
1600
800
350
150
100
100
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-10-20-26-25-23-17-9-6-6-9-11-10-9-11-16-2-1-1-7-16-20-19-18-14-9-4-3-6-10-9-7-8-12133-4-9-11-11-10-9-701-3-7-6-4-4-60442-1-2-2-2-1134321010
Sunrise
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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—
6:22
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—
6:23
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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 17mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun 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.
33 minutes ago
9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
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.
ASCATB37E57S
2359 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB37E58S
2364 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB37E59S
2365 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB37E56S
2370 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB37E55S
2386 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB36E61S
2391 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB38E53S
2391 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 306).
- 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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