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 Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
500
400
350
400
250
250
250
200
200
250
200
100
200
200
km/h
75
W
95
W
95
WSW
50
W
15
W
55
SW
75
WSW
70
W
60
W
55
WSW
70
W
95
WNW
105
W
105
WSW
95
WNW
115
WNW
80
W
100
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
2
3
1
5
10
4
2
2
4
4
6
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-4
-11
-13
-13
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-8
-10
-15
-13
-14
-20
-24
min °C
-3
-1
-10
-12
-13
-16
-17
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-17
-16
-15
-21
-25
 chill °C
-14
-12
-25
-24
-24
-32
-34
-31
-29
-26
-24
-24
-28
-36
-33
-33
-40
-46
Freezing level m
1000
1650
100
0
0
0
0
50
100
150
100
450
150
0
50
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
330 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
1570 km S
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
72
Gales from the NE
(72 kph at 40).
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
ASCATC22E57S
3251 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC23E55S
3264 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC22E56S
3278 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 322).
- 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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