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 Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
250
200
250
250
450
300
450
400
250
250
250
200
150
200
150
km/h
65
W
80
W
85
W
90
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
50
SW
75
WSW
75
W
80
W
50
WSW
70
W
95
WNW
100
WNW
105
WSW
115
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
5
8
5
2
5
 mm
max °C
-5
-2
-1
-3
-11
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-12
-10
-9
-11
-16
-15
min °C
-11
-3
-2
-10
-12
-14
-16
-17
-15
-14
-12
-10
-10
-14
-18
-19
 chill °C
-21
-14
-13
-24
-25
-27
-32
-33
-31
-30
-25
-22
-24
-31
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
750
1400
150
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
150
300
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59

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

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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 -9°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
102
Extremely windy from the SE
(102 kph at 140).
ASCATC50E62S
1713 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 334).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC49E61S
1736 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
- km
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
ASCATC49E62S
1759 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC48E60S
1764 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC48E61S
1772 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 334).
- 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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