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 Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
400
300
250
300
250
150
250
300
400
500
400
300
300
200
250
km/h
70
WSW
65
WSW
90
SW
75
WSW
60
W
45
W
60
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
25
W
25
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
55
W
115
W
105
W
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
5
1
1
4
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-17
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-13
-3
-2
-2
-6
min °C
-14
-18
-21
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-11
-3
-3
-17
 chill °C
-29
-34
-40
-32
-31
-30
-28
-26
-25
-25
-25
-31
-30
-28
-21
-16
-15
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
1000
0
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
SHIP6254
1250 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB45E54S
1899 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 338).
- km
SHIP4728
1253 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP1912
1253 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
SHIP9161
1253 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP11623
1253 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP1634
1253 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).

* 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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