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 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
200
250
200
200
200
250
250
400
250
200
200
150
200
km/h
55
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
70
NW
60
NW
65
WNW
90
W
80
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
60
NW
80
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
1
2
1
5
2
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-8
-5
-6
-7
-8
-13
-11
-12
-11
-6
-3
1
2
-2
-7
-11
min °C
-12
-10
-6
-6
-8
-11
-15
-13
-13
-12
-10
-5
-1
-1
-5
-9
-13
 chill °C
-24
-23
-17
-18
-20
-24
-32
-29
-29
-28
-25
-15
-12
-12
-18
-24
-30
Freezing level m
200
250
450
500
450
100
100
250
150
150
250
950
2200
2300
850
400
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-11-8-8-11-13-19-16-17-15-11-7-3-2-7-11-15-12-9-6-6-8-10-14-12-13-12-8-401-4-8-12-6-6-3-3-3-6-8-7-7-7-4-1341-5-712223112111245432
Sunrise
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:11
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
SHIP2097
1382 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 230).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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