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 Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
350
350
300
250
250
200
200
km/h
85
SW
80
WSW
100
WSW
110
WSW
95
WSW
105
W
125
W
125
W
85
WSW
90
WSW
85
SW
45
WSW
45
WNW
55
W
90
WNW
95
WNW
80
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
4
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
0.7
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
5
4
—
max °C
-11
-5
0
2
0
4
7
7
-3
-6
-5
-4
-2
3
4
3
-1
min °C
-12
-11
-2
0
-2
1
5
-1
-4
-7
-8
-5
-2
-4
4
2
-7
 chill °C
-28
-25
-13
-11
-13
-8
-4
-12
-16
-20
-22
-15
-10
-13
-4
-8
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
850
900
500
2650
3100
1200
200
150
0
0
0
1750
2100
1500
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-13-7-3-3-12-2-8-13-14-10-9-5-3-4-13-16-11-4-1-3151-6-11-11-8-6-31-1-10-12-8-11-1363-4-7-7-5-2-143-4-3-1122233111-1-11442
Sunrise
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
6:24
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
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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 Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

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

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
58 minutes ago
-11°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
58 minutes 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP4339
3665 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3474
3665 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
SHIP10990
3665 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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