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 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
200
200
200
150
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
450
400
300
150
km/h
95
NW
95
W
125
WSW
90
W
80
WSW
55
NW
90
W
95
W
95
SW
65
SW
70
SW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
35
SW
20
NE
65
NE
85
E
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
7
3
2
2
6
3
2
7
2
2
5
2
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1
—
—
16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-8
-12
-13
-14
-10
-12
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-14
-12
-11
-10
min °C
-7
-13
-12
-15
-16
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-13
-11
-11
 chill °C
-21
-29
-29
-32
-33
-26
-32
-32
-32
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-13
-22
-25
Freezing level m
400
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-15-16-19-20-14-18-20-20-20-21-22-21-20-18-14-13-13-7-11-12-14-15-11-14-15-15-15-16-17-16-16-15-13-11-11-2-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-8-8221101100-10-10-1-2-2-1-1
Sunrise
4:58
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—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
Sunset
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
45 minutes ago
4°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 150).
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
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c105E48S
2339 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c106E48S
2346 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c106E49S
2346 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c107E49S
2348 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c106E47S
2350 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
- 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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