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 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Wed night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
150
150
150
350
250
200
200
250
250
150
200
200
250
km/h
100
WSW
75
W
90
WNW
80
W
100
W
105
WSW
95
SW
100
WSW
90
WSW
105
WSW
90
SW
95
SW
135
W
140
WSW
150
WSW
110
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
10
2
4
5
2
4
10
2
—
5
2
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
0
1
-4
-13
-18
-18
-15
-12
-14
-11
-2
-7
-8
-7
min °C
-8
-2
-1
-2
-7
-17
-21
-18
-17
-13
-15
-13
-9
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-22
-13
-11
-14
-21
-36
-41
-37
-35
-29
-32
-29
-23
-23
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
1600
1950
1950
250
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
1250
300
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-4-4-5-9-19-26-23-21-17-19-13-6-9-9-9-6-2-1-1-6-15-20-18-16-13-15-12-6-7-8-8-3134-2-9-12-11-9-7-9-9-4-5-7-600452-1-3-2-10002321
Sunrise
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5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
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Sunset
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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6:22
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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Wed night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
43 minutes ago
3°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1736 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
ASCATB37E60S
2364 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB36E61S
2396 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB36E60S
2418 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 281).
- km
SHIP3377
2449 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 110).
8.1 km
SHIP6908
2449 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 110).
8.1 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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