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 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
150
250
150
200
300
350
250
250
250
250
300
350
300
300
km/h
75
WNW
80
WSW
35
NW
80
NNW
95
NW
80
NW
120
NW
95
SW
55
WSW
60
W
75
W
75
W
65
W
65
W
60
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
2
3
1
—
—
 mm
3
—
—
4
2
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
0
5
7
5
-6
-5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-2
-2
0
min °C
1
-1
0
0
7
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-2
-2
 chill °C
-8
-11
-9
-9
0
-18
-20
-22
-24
-21
-19
-21
-19
-19
-20
-18
-13
-12
Freezing level m
1450
450
1000
2200
2450
700
100
0
0
0
100
100
100
100
0
350
500
450
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Sunrise
4:41
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—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
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—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
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—
7:06
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—
7:07
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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 10mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
40 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
94
Stormy winds from the SSE
(94 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c31E57S
2718 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 222).
- 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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