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 Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
400
300
200
200
250
250
300
500
450
450
200
250
300
200
km/h
45
W
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
WNW
75
W
75
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
25
SSW
55
SW
55
W
70
W
70
W
85
W
95
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
2
9
 mm
max °C
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-4
0
2
-2
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-3
0
-6
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
 chill °C
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-15
-14
-10
-18
-21
-21
-18
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
950
1050
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
100
150
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Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57

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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 Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds 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.
27 minutes ago
-1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
27 minutes ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
27 minutes ago
-21°C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
ASCATC38E54S
2352 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC37E59S
2360 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC37E58S
2362 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC37E60S
2366 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC37E57S
2368 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 281).
- 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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