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 Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
300
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
450
200
250
450
250
250
250
300
200
km/h
75
WSW
90
WSW
125
WNW
110
WSW
105
W
115
WSW
115
WSW
95
WSW
55
W
25
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
75
WSW
75
W
75
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
1
3
2
2
2
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1
1
1
—
—
—
1
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-14
-15
-16
-15
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-12
-9
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-15
-18
-18
-16
-16
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-11
-9
-10
-15
 chill °C
-22
-22
-25
-33
-37
-37
-35
-34
-26
-24
-24
-27
-28
-25
-22
-24
-30
Freezing level m
250
400
700
200
150
150
150
150
150
50
50
50
200
250
300
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-15-17-17-16-15-12-12-13-14-13-10-9-10-13-7-6-5-12-13-14-12-11-10-9-10-12-10-8-8-8-9-5-3-1-6-7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-6-5-5-4-412321111111012222
Sunrise
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—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:16
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—
Sunset
7:12
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7:14
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7:15
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7:17
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7:20
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7:22
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9938
1969 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
29
Moderate winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 200).
- km
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
SHIP10196
1976 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
29
Moderate winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP7229
1976 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
clear
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP8767
1976 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP4513
1976 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
clear
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP11880
1976 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 200).

* 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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