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 Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
450
300
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
200
300
300
400
km/h
100
WSW
85
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
90
WSW
115
WSW
130
WSW
130
WSW
135
WSW
130
WSW
115
WSW
70
W
70
W
65
WSW
110
SW
90
SSW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
4
5
2
6
2
2
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—
—
7
2
2
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-19
-20
-18
-8
-6
-5
-2
-1
-5
-9
-9
-10
-12
-18
-18
-13
min °C
-18
-20
-21
-19
-16
-6
-6
-5
-2
-8
-10
-10
-12
-18
-19
-19
-17
 chill °C
-37
-39
-41
-38
-34
-20
-20
-18
-15
-24
-26
-25
-26
-34
-39
-38
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
400
450
600
1600
400
100
150
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-26-27-24-15-8-7-5-5-8-11-14-14-20-24-21-16-17-20-21-19-12-6-6-4-2-7-10-10-11-15-19-19-15-9-12-12-11-8-4-303-3-7-4-6-9-12-14-12-1-3-3-20223332110-3-5-3
Sunrise
—
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5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
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5:24
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Sunset
6:15
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6:17
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6:20
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6:22
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6:23
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6:24
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 240).
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.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
SHIP684
3533 km NW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
20 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3189
3533 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
20.4 km
SHIP4315
3533 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
20.4 km
SHIP6244
3533 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
20.4 km
SHIP3033
3533 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
20.4 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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