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 Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
150
300
300
400
400
450
300
300
200
250
250
300
300
km/h
45
W
40
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
35
W
75
WNW
75
W
60
SW
55
WSW
80
WSW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-3
0
2
1
-5
-8
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-6
-8
-8
-10
-11
-10
-7
-1
2
-5
-6
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-18
-14
-17
-17
-21
-24
-22
-17
-11
-7
-16
-17
-23
-24
Freezing level m
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
950
2050
200
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
Sunset
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:53

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

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
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
119
Extremely windy from the E
(119 kph at 100).
Mid: scattered
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
ASCATC30E59S
2765 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC29E59S
2809 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- 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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