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 Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
200
150
150
300
200
150
200
250
250
300
200
200
250
km/h
115
SW
110
WSW
75
W
85
WNW
85
W
85
W
95
WSW
100
SW
105
WSW
120
WSW
115
WSW
95
WSW
125
SW
140
W
130
WSW
135
WSW
100
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
5
14
5
3
6
3
5
9
2
2
6
4
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-5
-5
-4
-2
-7
-16
-23
-22
-15
-16
-20
-14
-5
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-15
-11
-5
-4
-6
-10
-21
-27
-23
-20
-19
-20
-16
-11
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-34
-27
-17
-16
-19
-24
-41
-50
-45
-40
-39
-39
-35
-28
-25
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
1600
1950
2000
200
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
100
1050
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-8-5-4-4-9-19-25-23-18-18-20-15-8-9-9-8-12-6-2-1-1-6-14-20-17-14-14-16-13-8-5-8-7-7-3134-3-8-11-10-8-7-9-9-60-5-4000452-1-2-211001331
Sunrise
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:22
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
41 minutes ago
3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
41 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
41 minutes ago
-9°C
-
74
Gales from the NE
(74 kph at 50).
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. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB129E61S
3364 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB129E63S
3374 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB128E60S
3376 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB129E62S
3380 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 294).
- 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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