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 Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light rain
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
250
300
300
200
250
350
400
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
350
km/h
155
WSW
140
WSW
65
W
60
NW
70
WSW
115
SSW
90
SSW
85
SW
110
WSW
135
WSW
145
WSW
135
WSW
150
W
120
W
90
WSW
100
WSW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
—
—
10
3
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
3
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-10
-13
-17
-15
-7
-3
0
0
2
3
0
-10
-13
-9
min °C
-9
-12
-11
-12
-17
-17
-17
-14
-5
-1
-1
1
2
-6
-12
-13
-12
 chill °C
-26
-29
-26
-26
-35
-36
-34
-30
-18
-13
-13
-10
-9
-20
-28
-29
-27
Freezing level m
200
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
1050
1300
2050
2500
2700
750
150
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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
330 km NW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 280).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
SHIP3661
3526 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 70).
SHIP6677
3526 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP5929
3526 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 70).
SHIP2796
3573 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 60).
20 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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