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: 4 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
150
600
400
250
150
150
200
300
450
350
300
300
300
300
250
250
100
km/h
90
NW
75
W
70
WNW
90
NW
120
NW
75
WNW
65
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
55
WNW
90
NW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
12
5
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
9
 mm
max °C
-1
-9
-9
-7
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-1
0
2
2
min °C
-3
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-5
0
1
-4
 chill °C
-14
-25
-24
-21
-21
-18
-20
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-20
-17
-9
-8
-16
Freezing level m
350
0
0
100
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1650
300
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Sunrise
5:48
5:45
5:43
5:39
5:37
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:08
6:10
6:13
6:15

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
81
Severe gales from the NNW
(81 kph at 340).
1.0 km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP2095
2800 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
SHIP7847
2800 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
SHIP3187
2800 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
SHIP4719
2800 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
SHIP3711
2800 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).

* 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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