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 Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
150
250
350
350
300
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
km/h
90
NW
105
NW
85
WNW
80
W
55
WSW
55
W
70
W
75
W
75
W
85
WSW
85
W
125
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
65
W
65
WNW
100
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
4
1
2
2
—
—
2
2
2
2
5
1
—
—
—
8
 mm
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
-2
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-8
-8
-7
-7
-3
-1
-1
min °C
1
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-7
-5
-2
-3
 chill °C
-9
-27
-28
-30
-29
-25
-26
-27
-30
-30
-29
-28
-25
-20
-16
-12
-15
Freezing level m
2200
550
250
0
0
50
100
50
100
100
200
200
300
350
1300
1850
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
Sunset
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
51 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
2935 km NW
285m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP3318
3192 km ESE
15m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 160).
8.1 km
SHIP3917
3237 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
32
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
- km
SHIP2850
3237 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 170).
3804 km NW
34m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Rodrigues(PointCanon)
3810 km NW
62m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: few
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airpor / odrigue / laine-Corail
3812 km NW
328m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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