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 pm Thu 15 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 -10°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
150
150
200
200
200
250
150
100
150
200
200
250
300
300
350
km/h
90
WSW
105
NW
85
W
140
WSW
110
W
90
WSW
80
NW
85
W
80
W
70
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
60
SW
70
SW
75
SW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
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4
10
2
2
2
8
2
3
9
2
2
4
1
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-15
-16
-18
-11
-16
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-19
-20
-15
min °C
-17
-10
-16
-16
-19
-21
-14
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-20
-22
-20
 chill °C
-32
-24
-33
-35
-39
-41
-29
-39
-39
-38
-35
-37
-39
-37
-41
-38
Freezing level m
50
450
50
50
50
50
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
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—
6:49
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—
6:51
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6:52
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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 -10°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
clear
Clear skies.
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 50).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 110).
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 110).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC26E59S
2990 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 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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