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 Tue 06 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 4mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
300
350
350
400
250
200
250
250
250
200
km/h
135
WSW
145
WSW
135
WSW
150
WSW
150
W
85
W
100
W
110
WSW
75
SW
45
W
70
WNW
115
NW
105
WNW
90
W
70
W
80
WNW
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
6
2
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
1.5
1.3
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
3
5
3
-4
-5
-10
-7
-4
-3
-1
0
-5
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-2
-1
2
5
-3
-4
-7
-13
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-13
-14
-14
-17
 chill °C
-15
-13
-8
-4
-16
-16
-21
-30
-20
-16
-13
-13
-14
-28
-29
-30
-33
Freezing level m
800
1800
2900
3100
1200
550
400
0
0
0
650
1600
1250
150
100
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-312-2-6-8-14-9-7-7-5-4-12-20-20-22-1-1350-4-6-12-7-5-4-2-1-9-14-14-1611462-1-3-7-4-3-122-4-7-6-822333221-1-11452110
Sunrise
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
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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 4mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, 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 2000 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.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 50).
Marion Island
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
ASCATC26E58S
3022 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC25E59S
3023 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC26E57S
3024 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC26E56S
3050 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC25E58S
3052 km SW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 305).
- 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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