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 Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
300
150
200
350
250
150
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
km/h
110
WSW
105
WSW
105
WSW
80
W
90
WNW
75
W
70
WSW
85
W
95
SW
95
WSW
120
WSW
115
WSW
110
WSW
105
WSW
140
WSW
130
WSW
115
WSW
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
—
—
5
7
1
4
4
2
7
5
3
2
10
3
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-10
-3
-2
0
2
-3
-11
-17
-17
-11
-10
-9
-7
-2
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-13
-8
-2
-1
-1
-7
-15
-20
-19
-15
-11
-10
-8
-5
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-31
-30
-22
-13
-12
-11
-19
-31
-39
-38
-32
-28
-26
-23
-18
-24
-23
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
1500
1950
2000
250
0
0
0
200
100
150
200
1000
300
250
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-13-8-5-4-3-8-17-25-23-18-13-11-8-6-10-10-9-14-12-6-2-11-5-13-19-18-13-11-10-8-4-8-8-9-8-7-3034-2-8-11-11-7-7-7-6-2-4-6-701004420-2-211113321
Sunrise
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
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—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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—
6:22
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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
ASCATB97E61S
1657 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB97E60S
1661 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB98E60S
1673 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB98E61S
1701 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB99E59S
1705 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB99E60S
1719 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 282).
- km
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.
ASCATB99E61S
1733 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 280).
- 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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