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 Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
150
200
450
300
250
300
300
300
250
km/h
50
W
55
WSW
70
W
100
WNW
85
W
90
W
90
W
90
WNW
100
WNW
80
WSW
90
WSW
110
WSW
95
SW
80
WSW
95
WSW
110
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
9
4
2
1
4
4
5
2
2
7
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-12
-14
-15
-21
-22
-17
-12
-9
-5
-2
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-13
-14
-18
-24
-23
-19
-15
-10
-9
-3
 chill °C
-29
-25
-25
-26
-24
-24
-29
-30
-37
-43
-44
-38
-33
-24
-23
-15
Freezing level m
50
100
100
350
250
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-17-14-14-12-11-15-19-22-28-29-24-17-13-9-5-14-13-12-10-9-9-13-14-17-23-23-18-14-10-7-3-7-7-7-6-6-7-9-8-9-14-14-10-7-5-4111122210-1-5-5-21112
Sunrise
6:01
6:00
5:56
5:54
5:52
Sunset
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:04

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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 -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
-
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 170).
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
-21°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
hy2b106E61S
2150 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b107E60S
2174 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b107E61S
2176 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b108E60S
2200 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b109E59S
2253 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 240).
- 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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