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 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
200
200
200
150
150
250
250
150
200
200
200
250
300
250
km/h
75
SW
60
W
75
WNW
80
NW
105
NW
60
NW
80
NW
70
W
85
W
95
W
100
NNW
65
NW
50
NW
20
WSW
60
SSW
75
W
95
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
5
9
—
—
8
1
—
8
3
1
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-6
-6
-3
-7
-9
-13
-13
-10
-8
-11
-14
-14
-8
-9
-11
min °C
-14
-9
-7
-7
-5
-8
-11
-16
-13
-11
-10
-13
-15
-15
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-30
-21
-19
-20
-18
-20
-25
-32
-28
-26
-24
-27
-30
-26
-24
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
1500
1650
1450
450
200
250
50
100
1400
350
450
150
0
150
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:01
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:57
—
—
Sunset
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:43
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—
7:45
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2745 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.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
2620 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
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Sir Gaëtan Duval Airpor / odrigue / laine-Corail
3812 km NW
328m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Tôlanar / arillac Airport
3831 km WNW
546m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds Airport
3851 km NW
317m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Cape Leeuwin
3873 km ENE
14m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).

* 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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