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 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
300
500
400
450
250
200
150
200
250
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
20
S
45
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
90
NW
85
W
115
WSW
95
WSW
85
W
105
W
80
WSW
100
SW
85
WSW
75
W
70
SW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
1
1
—
5
9
4
2
—
14
3
1
4
—
5
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-19
-18
-15
-9
-7
-8
-12
-13
-9
-7
-14
-13
-15
-14
-15
-17
min °C
-16
-17
-19
-19
-16
-14
-7
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-15
-18
 chill °C
-25
-31
-33
-34
-31
-28
-19
-27
-30
-31
-30
-31
-29
-31
-32
-33
-29
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
400
100
50
150
200
200
50
50
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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 -7°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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.
51 minutes ago
4°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB104E61S
2039 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB105E61S
2049 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB105E60S
2071 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB106E60S
2099 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB106E61S
2106 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 329).
- 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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