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 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
300
200
200
250
300
200
300
200
250
200
200
200
400
500
400
300
km/h
35
WSW
30
WNW
55
NW
75
NW
85
WNW
65
W
65
W
80
WNW
70
W
90
W
90
WSW
55
W
40
SW
60
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
5
4
—
2
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
1
4
4
-2
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-4
-3
-2
2
2
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-9
-11
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-13
-10
-10
-8
-7
-17
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-14
-21
-22
-20
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
1200
2150
1500
150
50
50
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-6-4-5-12-21-21-22-22-19-17-17-17-19-19-16-18-6-5-30-1-9-16-15-17-17-16-13-12-14-16-16-15-16-4-3-133-4-8-8-9-9-9-8-6-9-11-10-11-11-1-11542110-1-111-1-2-1-2-1
Sunrise
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6°C
-
74
Gales from the NE
(74 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-65°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATC16E57S
3626 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- 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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