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 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
350
400
200
350
450
400
450
300
350
150
200
200
200
100
100
100
200
km/h
50
SW
45
WSW
15
W
20
SE
40
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
70
NW
95
WSW
95
WSW
90
W
65
W
120
W
90
W
95
WSW
85
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
1
2
—
3
1
—
—
1
6
4
1
1
8
3
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-4
-4
-7
-7
-5
-3
-7
-6
-7
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-20
-22
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-16
-21
-22
-20
-19
-19
-21
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
50
150
150
300
100
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
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—
6:49
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
2620 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
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB122E63S
2970 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC122E64S
2980 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB122E62S
2990 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB122E64S
2995 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
- 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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