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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
400
450
250
250
300
300
250
200
200
200
200
350
300
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
80
SW
90
WSW
105
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
60
WNW
95
WNW
85
W
80
W
65
WSW
75
SW
100
WSW
85
WSW
115
WSW
135
WSW
140
WSW
100
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
3
2
1
—
—
3
5
1
5
4
2
3
4
6
4
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-15
-14
-13
-10
-3
-2
1
1
-7
-13
-17
-18
-14
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-20
-15
-15
-13
-12
-8
-2
0
-5
-10
-16
-20
-20
-16
-10
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-38
-31
-32
-30
-28
-22
-12
-10
-15
-24
-31
-39
-39
-33
-25
-19
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
1550
2250
700
50
0
0
0
0
150
850
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-18-18-16-13-8-5-3-5-11-19-24-24-20-10-7-6-8-19-15-15-13-11-6-21-2-9-15-19-19-15-8-5-5-6-12-10-9-8-8-3141-5-8-11-12-9-5-2-2-3-2-100001430-1-2-3-11333
Sunrise
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the ENE
(70 kph at 70).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
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
ASCATC29E59S
2810 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC29E58S
2824 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 310).
- 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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