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 am Thu 15 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 -6°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
300
250
200
200
200
250
200
300
100
150
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
km/h
55
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
100
NW
95
W
120
WSW
105
W
90
WSW
50
NNW
70
W
50
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
85
SW
80
SW
80
SW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
—
3
9
2
2
2
5
5
3
3
2
1
6
1
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-14
-8
-6
-8
-11
-12
-13
-10
-13
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-19
-16
-14
-7
-12
-13
-13
-14
-11
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-34
-31
-28
-21
-28
-30
-30
-31
-24
-29
-28
-31
-32
-32
-32
-34
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
50
450
100
100
200
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 250).
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.
hy2c42E57S
2047 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c41E57S
2076 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c40E58S
2177 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c39E58S
2221 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSE
(62 kph at 150).
- km
hy2c38E58S
2266 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 170).
- km
hy2c37E58S
2312 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c36E58S
2398 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 165).
- 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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