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 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
350
400
350
250
250
250
300
200
200
250
200
100
250
250
250
300
km/h
15
WSW
45
SSW
65
WSW
65
WNW
60
W
45
WSW
55
W
95
WNW
90
W
80
W
75
W
85
WNW
95
WNW
90
WSW
100
WSW
100
SW
80
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
3
1
3
3
1
2
3
7
2
2
6
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-7
-3
-4
-6
-8
-8
-8
-12
-14
-11
-10
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-7
-9
-9
-8
-15
-15
-13
-11
 chill °C
-18
-16
-23
-21
-19
-18
-19
-18
-17
-20
-22
-22
-22
-32
-32
-30
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
100
0
100
250
300
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
5:54
Sunset
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
SHIP6397
576 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
- km
hy2b92E53S
1257 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b92E51S
1310 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b93E53S
1331 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 252).
- km
SHIP4188
577 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
SHIP8915
577 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
hy2b92E53S
1261 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b92E51S
1314 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b93E53S
1335 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 252).
- 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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