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 Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
300
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
300
300
200
200
200
300
km/h
80
WSW
80
WSW
60
WSW
50
NW
65
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
105
W
90
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
W
100
WNW
100
WNW
90
W
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
2
4
1
—
7
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.9
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-3
-1
5
5
1
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
1
0
-4
-4
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-2
2
4
-2
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-8
-5
-2
-5
-9
 chill °C
-20
-20
-18
-10
-7
-4
-13
-17
-21
-22
-22
-24
-24
-20
-16
-14
-17
-21
Freezing level m
150
200
200
600
2250
2350
650
350
150
0
0
0
0
100
1000
700
250
0
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Sunrise
4:13
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—
4:11
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4:09
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—
4:07
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—
4:05
—
—
4:05
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Sunset
—
7:25
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7:28
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7:30
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—
7:31
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—
7:32
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—
7:35
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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 Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed 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
SHIP6489
452 km WNW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
4°C
43
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
1566 km S
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
8 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
8 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.
8 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
SHIP4680
1742 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
29
Moderate winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP6091
1742 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
29
Moderate winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 210).
- 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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