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 Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
200
150
500
500
300
150
200
200
450
450
400
250
300
300
300
km/h
70
WSW
80
W
100
WNW
125
NW
145
NW
75
W
75
WNW
80
NW
125
NW
65
WNW
35
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
75
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
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Snowflake cm
1
9
15
5
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-9
-10
-8
-5
-6
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-2
min °C
-7
-6
-2
-1
-1
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-19
-18
-13
-13
-14
-25
-24
-22
-20
-18
-16
-22
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-19
Freezing level m
150
300
600
950
750
0
0
50
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:45
5:43
5:39
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:07
6:08
6:10
6:13

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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 0°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
54 minutes ago
-8°C
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 80).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
124
Extremely windy from the E
(124 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP1608
2885 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
SHIP731
2885 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).

* 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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