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 Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
150
250
2000
400
300
300
350
300
200
250
250
250
300
300
200
200
km/h
40
WNW
50
NW
25
W
20
SW
35
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
55
WSW
85
W
90
W
90
WSW
85
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
95
W
115
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
3
2
3
1
3
7
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-6
-1
0
-2
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-14
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-13
-3
-1
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-19
 chill °C
-26
-27
-26
-25
-30
-31
-28
-25
-14
-12
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-39
Freezing level m
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
1150
1850
150
50
0
0
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
Sunset
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
SHIP10158
581 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
SHIP9472
582 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
SHIP8223
582 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
SHIP6115
582 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
SHIP5780
582 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
SHIP10869
582 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 310).
- 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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