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 Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
150
150
400
300
250
250
300
250
250
200
50
200
400
500
650
km/h
75
W
60
W
70
W
90
WNW
60
W
75
WSW
90
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
90
W
100
WNW
130
NW
165
NNW
85
WNW
65
W
50
WSW
50
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
6
2
2
5
1
2
3
2
6
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-13
-9
-6
-6
-5
1
1
1
-6
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-8
-11
-13
-14
-12
-8
-6
-6
-2
0
0
-11
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-18
-20
-22
-21
-24
-28
-30
-28
-22
-18
-18
-13
-12
-13
-26
-25
-24
-23
Freezing level m
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
200
1300
1150
1000
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:00
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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, 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 1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
SHIP6952
576 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours 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.
ASCATB106E61S
2116 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP3406
577 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
SHIP8543
577 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
SHIP3040
577 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
SHIP5810
577 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.

* 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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