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 Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
250
250
150
200
300
600
550
400
400
300
400
350
300
200
150
km/h
55
W
60
W
65
W
85
W
70
W
50
WNW
60
SW
70
SW
30
SW
5
SE
20
S
55
SW
60
SW
55
SSW
45
WSW
85
WNW
50
WNW
95
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
3
2
1
7
2
1
1
—
—
1
2
—
—
2
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-6
-6
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-6
-2
0
1
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-4
-3
-8
 chill °C
-18
-20
-22
-22
-23
-20
-20
-25
-24
-15
-17
-21
-23
-22
-22
-15
-14
-23
Freezing level m
100
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
1050
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
113
Extremely windy from the SE
(113 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
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
-3°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 60).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
45 km
Mid: clear
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC27E57S
2978 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC27E56S
2984 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 23).
- 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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