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 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
500
550
200
200
250
250
250
300
450
450
200
250
200
200
km/h
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
55
W
85
W
70
W
105
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
70
WSW
70
W
55
WNW
55
WSW
85
W
100
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
1
5
2
12
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-14
-5
-1
0
-2
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-9
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-11
-2
-1
-10
-12
-13
-16
-17
-15
-15
-15
-13
-10
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-20
-13
-11
-24
-26
-27
-31
-33
-30
-30
-30
-28
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
1150
1500
200
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
50
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat 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
-1°C
-
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB125E64S
3117 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 238).
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* 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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