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 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 Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
150
150
200
200
200
150
150
100
200
250
200
200
250
300
350
km/h
70
SW
85
WSW
100
NW
80
W
135
WSW
105
W
95
WSW
70
NW
85
W
80
WSW
60
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
—
4
11
2
2
2
6
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-10
-10
-11
-14
-16
-17
-13
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-22
-21
-20
-14
min °C
-21
-17
-11
-15
-16
-19
-20
-15
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-19
 chill °C
-39
-32
-27
-31
-34
-38
-40
-30
-39
-39
-36
-37
-38
-42
-41
-40
-36
Freezing level m
50
50
500
50
50
100
50
100
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
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 Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm 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
2°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
-4°C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
hy2c46E49S
1994 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c46E48S
1996 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c45E50S
1998 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c47E47S
2009 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c44E51S
2013 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
- 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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