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 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
450
350
350
400
250
250
250
200
150
250
200
150
300
250
km/h
110
W
115
WSW
60
W
20
WNW
50
SSW
85
WSW
70
W
65
WNW
45
WSW
70
W
85
WNW
95
W
95
WSW
100
W
120
WNW
100
W
115
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
1
4
9
6
3
2
4
2
6
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-12
-15
-16
-20
-19
-17
-15
-13
-12
-14
-21
-17
-18
-25
-28
min °C
-3
-11
-14
-16
-19
-21
-19
-18
-17
-14
-13
-17
-23
-22
-20
-28
-30
 chill °C
-15
-27
-28
-28
-34
-40
-38
-35
-31
-28
-28
-35
-44
-42
-41
-51
-54
Freezing level m
1850
100
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
150
400
200
0
0
100
0
0
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Sunrise
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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
SHIP8197
576 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
70
Gales from the NE
(70 kph at 40).
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
-14°C
-
70
Gales from the NE
(70 kph at 40).
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
SHIP8156
2889 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
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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