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 Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
250
km/h
105
WSW
95
WSW
130
WSW
125
WSW
130
WSW
115
W
165
WSW
125
WSW
100
W
80
W
50
SW
85
SW
90
SW
90
SW
110
SW
100
SW
135
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
4
2
7
3
5
3
—
1
1
2
1
—
1
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-7
-5
-5
-2
0
-5
-7
-11
-12
-14
-16
-16
-9
-6
-1
1
min °C
-20
-16
-6
-5
-3
-1
-8
-12
-11
-12
-17
-18
-16
-15
-8
-4
-1
 chill °C
-40
-34
-20
-19
-16
-13
-25
-30
-27
-28
-32
-35
-33
-32
-22
-16
-13
Freezing level m
0
50
450
650
650
1950
250
50
150
50
0
0
0
0
100
1700
2100
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Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
30 km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
40 km
Mid: few
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
hy2c47E57S
1761 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c46E57S
1773 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c45E58S
1864 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c44E58S
1909 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c43E58S
1954 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 298).
- 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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