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 Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
150
200
400
300
250
250
250
250
250
200
150
300
250
450
200
km/h
60
W
70
W
90
WNW
75
W
80
WSW
90
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
95
W
110
NW
160
NNW
90
W
80
W
90
WNW
90
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
4
2
2
7
2
1
3
6
4
1
4
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-11
-12
-13
-9
-6
-6
-5
1
1
2
0
-11
-10
-4
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-12
-14
-13
-11
-8
-6
-6
-1
0
1
-11
-11
-11
-9
 chill °C
-20
-21
-21
-26
-30
-29
-26
-22
-18
-18
-12
-11
-11
-26
-24
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
100
200
200
1600
1300
1300
0
0
0
150
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:04
6:06
6:07

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). 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
7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2935 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP3623
3554 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP4847
3554 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
SHIP271
3554 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
SHIP600
3554 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
SHIP1221
3554 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).

* 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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