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 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
350
250
200
250
350
300
350
250
300
km/h
95
WNW
105
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
100
W
80
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
90
WNW
115
WNW
85
SSW
70
SW
45
W
60
NW
70
WNW
85
NNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
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4
2
2
4
—
1
14
2
—
—
—
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-4
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-9
-7
-11
-11
-5
-4
-1
-1
min °C
0
-8
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-11
-12
-13
-9
-5
-3
-2
 chill °C
-11
-22
-27
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-27
-26
-27
-28
-21
-15
-13
-12
Freezing level m
2550
500
350
150
50
50
0
0
150
350
50
0
0
400
1750
1600
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Sunrise
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4:09
—
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4:07
—
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4:05
—
—
4:05
—
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4:03
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Sunset
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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7:35
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7:37
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 140).
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.
ASCATC50E62S
1727 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 149).
- km
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.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast
SHIP6552
1742 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
7
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP5124
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
SHIP4119
1742 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
ASCATC49E62S
1754 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 155).
- 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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