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 Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
400
300
250
300
250
150
250
300
400
500
400
300
300
200
250
km/h
70
SW
70
WSW
95
SW
65
WSW
55
W
40
W
55
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
25
WSW
30
S
55
S
40
SSW
30
SW
50
WNW
100
WNW
90
W
80
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-10
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-7
0
1
0
-3
min °C
-8
-11
-13
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-1
-1
-9
 chill °C
-21
-25
-29
-26
-21
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-21
-20
-18
-14
-12
-12
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
1000
0
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
hy2c92E48S
1469 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c93E49S
1470 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c94E49S
1470 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c93E48S
1472 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c94E50S
1474 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c95E50S
1479 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c95E51S
1483 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c92E47S
1483 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c95E52S
1503 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 28).
- 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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