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 Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
200
150
250
500
300
200
150
200
200
300
350
300
km/h
95
WSW
55
WSW
80
W
110
WNW
135
WNW
120
NW
75
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
50
NW
60
W
70
SW
75
SW
85
SW
105
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
2
1
14
16
1
9
8
4
7
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-12
-8
-6
-7
-9
-13
-22
-19
-12
-12
-15
-18
-20
-19
-13
min °C
-19
-15
-10
-8
-9
-10
-26
-24
-20
-16
-13
-17
-20
-22
-20
-19
 chill °C
-39
-31
-23
-22
-25
-26
-46
-44
-38
-33
-26
-32
-37
-41
-38
-38
Freezing level m
100
150
300
800
1000
800
0
0
50
250
300
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:45
5:43
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:07
6:08
6:10

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
41 minutes ago
2°C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC35E61S
2478 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SW
(75 kph at 230).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
91
Stormy winds from the NE
(91 kph at 40).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
ASCATC34E61S
2523 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC34E60S
2534 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 247).
- 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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