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: 10 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate 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 night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. 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 afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
150
200
250
350
300
250
300
250
300
250
300
300
km/h
55
NW
100
NNW
85
NW
100
NW
95
NW
85
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
75
W
80
W
80
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
105
WSW
110
WSW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
1
—
4
3
—
—
1
2
4
2
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
2
3
-1
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-8
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-4
-1
2
-10
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-15
-12
-7
-25
-29
-29
-29
-25
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-21
-21
-21
Freezing level m
1150
2400
2250
650
150
0
0
0
100
100
100
50
0
350
500
400
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Sunrise
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4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
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—
Sunset
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—
7:00
—
—
7:01
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—
7:04
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—
7:06
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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: Drizzle, on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate 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 night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. 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 afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
96
Stormy winds from the S
(96 kph at 170).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC44E60S
1972 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC44E61S
1975 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC43E60S
2011 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC43E59S
2018 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC43E61S
2030 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 212).
- 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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