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 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
75
W
100
W
105
W
75
W
70
WSW
80
W
110
W
105
W
100
W
95
WSW
100
WSW
85
W
85
WNW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
1
—
2
3
2
2
3
7
2
1
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-4
-4
-8
-12
-13
-12
-9
-9
-12
-14
-13
-9
-7
min °C
-4
-3
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-14
-14
-13
-12
-8
 chill °C
-15
-15
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-24
-30
-29
-27
-26
-19
Freezing level m
1450
1050
450
150
150
400
650
250
150
100
150
150
250
50
50
100
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-8-8-9-8-7-14-17-17-15-13-13-17-18-17-13-8-3-3-5-7-7-6-5-10-13-13-12-11-10-13-14-13-11-801-3-5-6-3-1-5-7-7-7-6-5-7-8-8-7-5122112331111210122
Sunrise
4:28
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—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:14
—
—
7:15
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—
7:17
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—
7:20
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
1566 km S
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
SHIP6988
2314 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
SHIP10155
2314 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
50
Strong winds from the SE
(51 kph at 130).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
Fog at a distance.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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