Mawson Peak or Heard Pk weather
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather Forecast

Big Ben (Heard Island) · Australia
Issued: 4 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
250
150
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
550
400
300
150
km/h
100
W
125
WSW
95
W
85
WSW
50
NNW
100
W
95
W
65
SW
65
WSW
65
SW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
45
SW
15
NW
40
NNE
80
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
2
2
2
6
3
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
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—
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12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-12
-13
-13
-9
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-11
-5
min °C
-13
-13
-15
-16
-11
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-13
-11
-10
 chill °C
-30
-30
-32
-33
-23
-32
-33
-30
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-31
-21
-20
-21
Freezing level m
50
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-19-19-13-19-20-20-20-21-22-21-20-16-14-13-10-11-13-14-15-10-14-15-15-16-16-17-16-16-15-13-11-8-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-10-11-10-7-52110100-1-100-1-1-1-1-11
Sunrise
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
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—
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 -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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
4°C
Clouds dissolving.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
35 km
hy2c63E51S
787 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c64E50S
791 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c62E52S
798 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c64E49S
820 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c62E51S
827 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c63E50S
832 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c61E53S
836 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c61E52S
850 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c65E48S
853 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 252).
- 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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