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 Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
250
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
300
250
km/h
115
WSW
105
WSW
90
SW
75
W
90
W
95
W
80
W
75
WSW
75
W
105
W
100
WSW
100
W
100
WSW
95
WSW
85
W
70
W
50
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
4
2
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—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-5
-2
-2
-3
-7
-8
-5
-4
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-4
-2
-6
-7
-9
-8
-5
-12
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-26
-26
-25
-15
-13
-19
-20
-22
-21
-18
-28
-31
-30
-28
-28
-26
-26
-23
Freezing level m
150
150
200
1550
1200
550
200
100
350
800
250
150
150
150
100
150
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-10-7-5-7-9-9-8-8-15-17-18-16-15-15-16-14-10-10-8-3-2-5-7-9-7-5-11-13-13-12-12-12-12-11-6-7-401-1-4-7-4-1-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6111122212332111111
Sunrise
4:31
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—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
Sunset
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:14
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—
7:15
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—
7:17
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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 -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon 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
7°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
SHIP5217
886 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
43
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC40E58S
2190 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC40E57S
2190 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC40E56S
2196 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC40E55S
2209 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 338).
- 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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