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 Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
500
500
500
350
350
300
250
km/h
95
WSW
85
WSW
60
NW
105
W
100
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
65
SW
55
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
NNW
45
NNW
65
N
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
11
2
4
5
2
2
4
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-11
-9
-15
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-9
-7
-4
-2
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-7
-5
-4
 chill °C
-34
-32
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
-33
-33
-34
-32
-30
-28
-25
-22
-10
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
50
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-18-15-20-19-19-20-22-22-22-20-18-16-15-14-10-8-6-15-13-11-15-14-14-16-17-17-17-16-16-15-13-10-7-5-3-8-8-6-8-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-8-5-4-2-110100-1-1-1-1-1-1-200-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
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Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
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—
6:54
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—
6:57
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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
9°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
hy2c52E57S
1454 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c50E58S
1585 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 85).
- km
hy2c49E58S
1609 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c48E58S
1690 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SSE
(91 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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.
hy2c47E58S
1735 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
- km
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).

* 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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