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 Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
250
200
250
350
400
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
km/h
140
W
155
WSW
135
WSW
60
W
70
WNW
80
SW
110
SSW
90
SSW
85
SW
110
WSW
130
WSW
135
WSW
135
WSW
150
W
105
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
95
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
3
4
1
—
8
3
—
—
3
—
3
2
1
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-8
-9
-9
-11
-13
-17
-15
-8
-4
-2
-1
1
1
-1
-7
-8
-4
min °C
-1
-9
-12
-11
-12
-19
-18
-17
-15
-6
-2
-3
0
1
-4
-11
-11
-7
 chill °C
-13
-26
-29
-27
-26
-38
-38
-34
-31
-20
-14
-16
-12
-11
-17
-26
-26
-21
Freezing level m
1550
150
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
400
550
800
2250
2150
600
100
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-11-12-13-16-21-22-18-13-8-3-4-3-3-5-13-13-7-1-9-11-10-12-16-18-16-12-5-2-211-3-9-10-63-5-8-5-6-9-11-12-8-201340-4-5-342101-1-3-2-1113343211
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
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—
6:29
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—
6:30
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
ASCATC35E60S
2477 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 261).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 140).
ASCATC34E60S
2508 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC34E59S
2534 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 263).
- 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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