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 Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
200
200
200
150
150
250
250
200
200
150
200
300
300
250
km/h
40
WNW
60
NW
95
NW
75
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
55
W
75
WSW
60
W
80
NNW
65
NW
35
NW
35
WSW
50
SW
60
W
70
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
3
—
—
6
1
—
3
1
—
—
1
—
2
 mm
—
—
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
1
3
3
-2
-5
-5
-7
-5
1
-4
-3
-4
-8
-6
-5
min °C
-7
-2
2
0
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-3
-4
-3
-6
-8
-7
-6
 chill °C
-17
-11
-7
-9
-13
-18
-18
-21
-20
-12
-15
-13
-17
-20
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
1400
1650
1400
350
200
250
50
150
1300
350
450
150
0
100
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-5-8-11-14-12-11-9-13-16-15-11-10-12-8-4-2-2-6-9-11-11-9-6-9-10-11-11-10-10-5-132-3-6-6-8-7-1-4-3-5-8-7-60254322113331-112
Sunrise
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:57
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:43
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—
7:45
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW 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
ASCATC76E53S
209 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC76E52S
227 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC77E54S
232 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC77E53S
247 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC77E52S
273 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC78E54S
298 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC78E53S
313 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC75E51S
317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC78E55S
324 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC76E51S
326 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 252).
- 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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