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 Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
200
500
350
300
300
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
110
WSW
115
WSW
105
W
125
WSW
110
WSW
60
WSW
65
WNW
90
SSW
80
SSW
80
SW
75
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
130
WSW
100
WSW
125
W
80
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
6
—
3
2
—
—
8
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
3
 mm
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
3
—
max °C
0
0
3
-3
-7
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
-6
-2
0
4
2
4
0
min °C
-1
-2
3
-6
-8
-6
-6
-10
-10
-11
-11
-3
-2
2
1
4
-1
 chill °C
-13
-13
-6
-20
-23
-19
-17
-24
-22
-25
-25
-15
-13
-8
-10
-5
-12
Freezing level m
950
600
1850
200
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
250
500
2200
1950
2600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-4-4-9-12-14-15-21-23-18-13-8-4-3-3-2-3-4-3-1-7-11-11-11-16-17-16-12-6-31-12-3-1-13-5-8-6-6-9-10-11-9-3-1324-133431110-1-2-1113333
Sunrise
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5:28
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—
5:26
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—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
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—
Sunset
6:20
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6:22
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6:23
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6:24
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6:27
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6:29
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 280).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
Marion Island
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
SHIP11508
3507 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP2940
3507 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP8677
3507 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
20.4 km
SHIP5401
3507 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
17.7 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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