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 Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
500
400
400
250
250
200
200
200
200
100
150
250
250
250
250
200
km/h
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
W
85
NW
90
WSW
95
WSW
85
W
60
W
120
W
105
SSW
80
SW
80
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
1
1
—
3
5
2
1
—
16
2
1
2
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-2
-3
-7
-6
-6
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-3
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-24
-23
-21
-20
-14
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
-23
-22
-24
-21
-22
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
400
100
100
150
150
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
Sunset
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
rain showers
Moderate to heavy rain showers.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: few
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 80).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 70).
0.4 km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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