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 Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
450
250
400
300
250
250
250
200
150
200
200
200
150
300
300
250
250
km/h
55
W
15
W
45
SW
80
WSW
70
W
60
WNW
45
WSW
65
W
100
WNW
110
WNW
105
WSW
95
W
110
WNW
120
WNW
80
W
95
WSW
105
WSW
95
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
1
5
7
5
2
2
3
5
6
2
3
4
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-14
-16
-14
-12
-12
-11
-8
-9
-13
-14
-14
-14
-21
-23
-22
-19
min °C
-12
-13
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-15
-16
-14
-19
-22
-24
-22
-22
 chill °C
-25
-24
-32
-32
-31
-28
-26
-25
-25
-27
-33
-34
-31
-39
-42
-45
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
100
350
250
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
5:54
Sunset
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
SHIP2759
594 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
ASCATB91E60S
1323 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB92E59S
1333 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB92E60S
1336 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 276).
- km
SHIP4592
595 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP6182
595 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP2608
595 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP7491
595 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
- km
SHIP5323
595 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C

* 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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