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 Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Wed morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
200
250
350
400
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
350
km/h
120
WSW
50
WSW
60
NW
80
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
105
WSW
125
WSW
120
W
130
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
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9
3
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—
2
1
—
—
—
3
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
1.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-6
0
2
3
4
4
2
-4
-6
-3
min °C
-8
-6
-6
-10
-11
-12
-11
-2
1
0
4
4
-3
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-23
-18
-17
-24
-27
-28
-25
-13
-9
-11
-6
-6
-14
-17
-18
-20
Freezing level m
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
700
2050
2100
2850
2600
550
150
200
0
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Sunrise
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5:26
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5:24
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5:20
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5:18
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5:16
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Sunset
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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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6:30
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Wed morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri 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
ASCATB77E54S
267 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB77E53S
275 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB78E53S
287 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB77E52S
322 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 263).
- km
330 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB78E54S
331 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB78E52S
344 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB78E55S
361 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB79E54S
367 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB79E53S
385 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 267).
- 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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