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 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
light rain
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
150
200
450
200
200
200
250
250
150
200
250
250
250
200
200
km/h
65
W
70
WNW
80
W
75
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
100
WSW
90
WSW
100
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
125
WSW
120
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
35
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
2
5
2
2
8
1
1
8
1
—
1
—
—
8
 mm
—
5
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
5
-1
-7
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-5
1
-5
-7
-4
-3
-4
-6
min °C
0
2
2
-5
-10
-12
-11
-10
-8
-8
-6
-3
-6
-7
-7
-3
-5
-7
 chill °C
-9
-6
-7
-17
-25
-27
-27
-25
-21
-21
-18
-13
-20
-21
-21
-14
-14
-16
Freezing level m
1750
1900
1850
150
0
0
0
0
150
100
200
750
200
150
150
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-9-20-25-24-21-16-13-9-6-9-9-9-10-13-17-2-1-1-6-15-19-18-16-12-11-8-4-8-8-8-7-9-13134-3-9-11-11-9-7-8-6-1-6-7-6-3-5-70452-1-3-2-11113211000
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
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—
6:22
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—
6:23
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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 17mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB103E60S
1939 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB102E61S
1952 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB103E61S
1964 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB103E62S
1987 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB104E60S
1988 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 277).
- 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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