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 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
200
250
300
350
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
350
300
600
250
km/h
75
W
60
WNW
65
WSW
110
SSW
95
SSW
100
SW
110
WSW
135
WSW
160
WSW
135
WSW
155
W
160
W
110
WSW
130
WSW
95
SW
50
W
70
WNW
125
W
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Snowflake cm
—
1
11
4
—
2
2
1
2
1
—
5
—
2
—
—
—
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-17
-21
-16
-10
-7
-2
-1
0
2
1
-14
-16
-8
-7
-7
-3
min °C
-13
-16
-24
-21
-19
-15
-9
-4
-2
0
1
-10
-15
-17
-14
-8
-9
-6
 chill °C
-30
-31
-44
-41
-36
-32
-23
-18
-14
-12
-10
-27
-33
-37
-31
-19
-22
-19
Freezing level m
50
100
0
0
0
0
600
2100
2100
2700
3100
700
150
100
0
0
450
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-21-21-18-13-8-3-202-5-15-17-11-8-8-5-10-11-16-17-16-12-5-1033-3-11-13-10-6-5-1-6-7-9-10-11-9-222450-6-7-6-4-1201-1-2-2-1112333121-113
Sunrise
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
20 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
ASCATC15E56S
3699 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 359).
- 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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