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 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
150
200
300
500
550
550
400
300
350
450
400
200
150
km/h
65
W
70
WSW
90
WSW
80
W
50
WNW
70
WSW
80
WSW
50
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
50
SW
60
WNW
70
NW
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
2
1
8
2
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—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
7
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-10
-7
-7
-6
min °C
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-8
-7
-12
 chill °C
-30
-33
-33
-30
-29
-29
-31
-28
-27
-29
-30
-33
-33
-30
-19
-20
-28
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-21-17-18-18-17-18-20-21-21-21-20-15-9-10-13-15-17-16-14-14-14-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-13-8-7-9-8-9-9-9-7-8-10-11-11-11-11-11-10-8-5-3-410001-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-10112
Sunrise
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
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Sunset
6:36
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—
6:37
—
—
6:39
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—
6:42
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—
6:44
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—
6:45
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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sat 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
102
Extremely windy from the SE
(102 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 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
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
74
Gales from the NE
(74 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Bharati
1822 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
45 km
Mid: clear
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATB120E60S
2924 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 217).
- 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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