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 Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
300
200
200
250
300
200
300
200
250
200
200
200
400
500
400
300
km/h
40
WSW
35
WNW
65
NW
85
WNW
100
WNW
70
W
70
W
85
W
70
W
90
W
105
WSW
65
W
45
SW
75
WSW
55
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
2
4
1
1
4
2
2
7
5
—
2
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-2
1
1
-5
-15
-15
-16
-17
-15
-12
-12
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-1
-2
-12
-16
-15
-17
-17
-16
-14
-12
-14
-17
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-17
-13
-13
-12
-14
-26
-32
-31
-33
-34
-34
-30
-24
-30
-30
-28
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
1200
2150
1500
150
50
50
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-6-4-5-12-21-21-22-22-19-17-17-17-19-19-16-18-6-5-30-1-9-16-15-17-17-16-13-12-14-16-16-15-16-4-3-133-4-8-8-9-9-9-8-6-9-11-10-11-11-1-11542110-1-111-1-2-1-2-1
Sunrise
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
80
Severe gales from the NE
(80 kph at 50).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
200 m
Mid: overcast
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5376
3484 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
17.7 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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