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 Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
500
550
200
200
250
250
250
300
450
450
200
250
200
200
km/h
60
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
50
WNW
70
WNW
60
W
80
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
65
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
60
WSW
80
W
90
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
8
 mm
1.2
max °C
-9
-11
-9
-3
0
2
0
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-6
-7
-7
-4
min °C
-10
-11
-10
-7
-1
1
-6
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
 chill °C
-22
-23
-22
-15
-11
-7
-18
-20
-20
-20
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
1150
1500
200
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
50
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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
0°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
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
-22°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
ASCATC43E61S
2038 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC42E60S
2066 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC42E61S
2083 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC41E61S
2111 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC41E60S
2129 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 358).
- 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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