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 Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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 snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
250
350
300
150
150
250
350
300
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
90
WNW
95
WSW
50
NW
100
NW
90
NW
95
NW
80
NW
35
WSW
60
SW
55
W
65
W
75
W
75
W
80
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
3
—
2
1
5
3
—
—
3
2
3
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-3
2
3
1
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-10
-6
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-2
2
-9
-13
-11
-14
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-7
-6
 chill °C
-14
-16
-14
-13
-7
-23
-28
-24
-29
-26
-24
-26
-26
-28
-29
-26
-19
-18
Freezing level m
1400
500
950
2450
2350
900
200
250
0
0
100
150
200
150
100
0
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-3-2-9-17-16-15-13-12-14-15-17-17-14-10-8-2-4-303-4-13-11-14-13-11-12-12-13-14-11-7-62-1-1370-7-5-9-9-7-7-7-6-8-7-3-242236422-1011111001
Sunrise
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
—
—
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 at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue 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.
37 minutes ago
8°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
37 minutes ago
-13°C
-
83
Severe gales from the SSE
(83 kph at 150).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
37 minutes ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
37 minutes ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
20 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
37 minutes ago
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
37 minutes ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
37 minutes ago
-12°C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATB121E64S
2917 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 309).
- km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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