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 Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
300
150
150
150
150
200
250
300
400
200
250
200
150
200
200
350
km/h
25
SSE
25
WSW
55
NW
65
W
60
WSW
70
SW
70
WSW
85
SW
75
SW
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
6
4
2
2
4
5
2
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-10
-12
-13
-14
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-17
-17
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-17
-19
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-20
-22
-24
-24
-28
-28
-33
-36
-33
-29
-30
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
100
250
50
100
0
0
0
0
50
50
100
150
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
Sunset
5:39
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

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.
53 minutes ago
3°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7737
1898 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
- km
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
53 minutes ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
SHIP4262
1903 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP5591
1903 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP1961
1903 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP2847
1903 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP10640
1903 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
- 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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