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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Forecast
Big Ben (Heard Island) · AustraliaIssued: 10 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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4 Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA 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, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the NE 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 | |
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 550 | 400 | 350 | 150 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -8 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -8 |
min °C | -7 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -12 | -11 | -10 |
chill °C | -21 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -33 | -25 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -17 | -21 | -23 |
Freezing level m | 400 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | 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, fresh 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 -8°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the NE 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen) | |||||
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen) |  | ||||
Mawson |  | ||||
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet) | |||||
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam) | |||||
Davis | |||||
Syowa | |||||
Casey |  | ||||
WilkinsRunwayEast | |||||
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* 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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