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 Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
400
300
250
300
200
150
350
200
350
400
550
300
450
250
350
km/h
70
WSW
70
WSW
85
SW
70
WSW
65
W
55
W
65
WNW
45
WNW
60
NW
30
WNW
20
W
45
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
60
W
90
W
90
WSW
50
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
5
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-17
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
-17
-16
-16
-14
-5
-3
-3
-6
min °C
-13
-18
-21
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-13
-4
-4
-11
 chill °C
-27
-35
-40
-32
-31
-30
-29
-26
-28
-27
-29
-28
-31
-31
-25
-17
-16
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
500
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
57 minutes ago
2°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
SHIP8565
1330 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
87
Stormy winds from the SSE
(87 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5332
1334 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
SHIP9600
1334 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP7857
1334 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP2102
1334 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
SHIP5821
1334 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).

* 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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