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 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
350
350
250
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
350
350
300
250
300
200
200
km/h
105
SW
90
SW
90
SW
115
WSW
130
WSW
130
WSW
125
WSW
140
W
160
W
125
WSW
115
WSW
105
SW
55
SW
55
WNW
75
W
85
WNW
110
WNW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
—
2
2
—
3
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
4
1
3
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.9
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-15
-8
-3
-1
-1
2
5
5
-7
-10
-10
-6
-5
1
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-17
-16
-14
-5
-3
-3
-1
4
-4
-9
-12
-13
-9
-5
-6
-2
-2
-12
 chill °C
-36
-34
-30
-18
-16
-16
-12
-6
-18
-25
-29
-30
-22
-14
-17
-13
-14
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
900
650
550
2700
3100
2000
150
200
0
0
0
1800
1600
1650
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-17-13-7-3-3-12-2-9-13-13-10-8-6-6-5-10-17-16-11-4-2-2151-8-11-12-8-5-3-2-2-8-11-12-8-11-1363-5-6-8-5-2122-5-2-2-1122244221-1-12342
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
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Sunset
—
6:24
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—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
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—
6:34
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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 Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
330 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
State of sky unchanged.
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 250).
45 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
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
-12°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
50 km
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
ASCATC20E57S
3346 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 318).
- 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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