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 Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
200
200
250
250
250
200
200
250
150
200
350
350
450
300
300
km/h
40
W
65
NW
90
WNW
110
NW
75
W
65
W
70
W
70
W
95
W
100
WSW
70
WNW
90
WSW
95
WSW
75
SW
60
SW
80
SW
95
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
5
6
4
2
1
4
2
1
10
3
—
—
—
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-2
-3
-7
-20
-21
-21
-21
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-17
min °C
-6
-7
-4
-6
-17
-21
-21
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
 chill °C
-16
-19
-16
-20
-34
-38
-39
-40
-42
-38
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-38
-40
Freezing level m
0
1150
2200
1550
150
50
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-3-5-12-21-21-22-22-18-17-18-18-18-18-20-19-5-30-1-9-15-15-16-16-15-13-14-15-15-15-16-16-3-133-4-8-8-9-9-9-7-8-10-11-10-11-10-12442010001-1-1-2-1-2-1
Sunrise
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Wed 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 50).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP8955
3496 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP1685
3496 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
20.4 km
SHIP10030
3496 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
17.7 km
SHIP8035
3496 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
20.4 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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