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 Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
400
300
250
300
300
300
200
200
200
250
450
250
150
250
200
200
200
km/h
95
WSW
115
WSW
115
WSW
110
WSW
110
WSW
75
W
90
WNW
115
W
85
W
75
WSW
95
WSW
105
WSW
135
WSW
135
WSW
140
WSW
145
WSW
150
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
2
1
—
—
5
6
1
5
4
3
7
3
7
4
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-17
-15
-12
-6
-5
-3
-2
-9
-17
-24
-20
-13
-7
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-18
-19
-16
-13
-10
-5
-4
-7
-12
-22
-25
-21
-18
-9
-7
-7
-6
 chill °C
-36
-39
-35
-30
-26
-17
-16
-20
-27
-41
-47
-42
-37
-26
-22
-23
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
1600
2050
1650
50
0
0
0
200
150
400
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-13-8-5-4-5-11-20-25-21-16-8-7-7-6-16-15-14-11-6-20-2-8-15-19-17-12-8-5-5-5-11-9-8-8-3142-4-8-11-10-6-6-4-3-4-2-10001431-1-2-211232
Sunrise
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
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—
6:20
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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

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
1°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
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
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the E
(115 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB123E61S
3078 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- 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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