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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
400
300
250
300
300
300
200
200
200
250
450
250
150
250
200
200
200
km/h
80
WSW
90
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
60
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
90
WSW
90
W
110
WSW
95
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
85
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
1
1
—
—
—
2
—
4
4
3
5
3
5
3
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-7
-1
1
4
5
-3
-7
-10
-9
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-4
0
3
-2
-5
-9
-12
-11
-7
-7
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-25
-23
-22
-22
-16
-9
-5
-9
-16
-22
-28
-26
-21
-21
-16
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
1600
2050
1650
50
0
0
0
200
150
400
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-13-8-5-4-5-11-20-25-21-16-8-7-7-6-16-15-14-11-6-20-2-8-15-19-17-12-8-5-5-5-11-9-8-8-3142-4-8-11-10-6-6-4-3-4-2-10001431-1-2-211232
Sunrise
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
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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 Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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
330 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
43 minutes ago
1°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: few
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
43 minutes ago
-15°C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the E
(115 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP7883
2499 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 110).
20.4 km
SHIP12330
2499 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 110).
20.4 km
SHIP6670
2499 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 110).
20.4 km
SHIP11744
2499 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 110).
20.4 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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