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 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
500
200
300
450
400
500
250
250
150
200
200
200
300
100
150
200
km/h
65
WSW
25
WNW
15
S
45
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
75
NW
85
WSW
125
WSW
105
WSW
75
WSW
95
NW
85
W
85
WSW
105
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
2
1
3
1
—
—
3
11
5
2
1
9
3
4
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-9
-7
-8
-13
-13
-9
-7
-15
-14
-13
min °C
-13
-15
-16
-17
-19
-18
-16
-15
-7
-10
-14
-14
-14
-12
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-27
-27
-24
-31
-34
-34
-31
-29
-18
-24
-32
-31
-30
-29
-32
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
350
100
0
100
100
300
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-20-21-25-23-21-15-11-13-18-18-15-13-20-20-19-13-14-16-17-19-18-16-12-7-9-14-14-12-10-15-15-14-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-8-3-5-8-8-7-5-7-7-8-1-2-2-2-1-10112011200-1
Sunrise
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

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 -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
ASCATB105E56S
2035 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB104E54S
2044 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB105E58S
2060 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB105E59S
2062 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB105E55S
2062 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 309).
- 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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