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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
300
300
250
200
150
200
350
200
200
250
200
200
200
km/h
90
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
65
W
80
WNW
85
W
60
WSW
85
SW
100
WSW
105
W
110
WSW
95
WSW
100
WSW
90
WSW
120
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
4
5
3
5
2
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
7
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-6
-1
0
4
5
0
-7
-10
-9
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-4
0
2
3
-5
-9
-12
-10
-6
-7
-4
-4
-2
 chill °C
-23
-22
-22
-16
-9
-6
-6
-16
-23
-28
-25
-20
-20
-16
-16
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
1500
2050
2150
100
0
0
0
200
150
350
350
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
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: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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
ASCATC74E54S
48 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB74E53S
52 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB74E54S
53 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC74E53S
65 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC73E54S
68 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB73E54S
77 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC73E53S
81 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
88 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC75E54S
102 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB75E54S
106 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 275).
- 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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