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 Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
250
250
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
200
200
250
250
km/h
110
WSW
100
SW
75
WSW
100
W
105
W
85
W
80
WSW
80
WSW
105
W
115
W
100
W
100
WSW
105
WSW
105
W
80
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
1
—
1
2
3
3
2
1
5
2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-6
-10
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-19
-17
min °C
-11
-10
-7
-5
-8
-9
-8
-9
-7
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-20
-19
 chill °C
-28
-26
-20
-18
-23
-23
-21
-22
-21
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-37
-35
Freezing level m
150
200
1500
1200
600
200
100
350
650
250
150
150
150
150
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-7-5-7-9-8-8-7-13-16-16-15-15-16-20-18-10-8-3-2-5-7-8-7-4-10-13-12-12-12-12-15-14-7-401-1-4-6-4-1-5-7-7-7-6-7-7-811122212322112111
Sunrise
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
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—
Sunset
7:07
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—
7:09
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:14
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—
7:15
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7:17
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
SHIP11356
899 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
1566 km S
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
4 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
SHIP12115
2383 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
18
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
17.7 km
SHIP13014
2387 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP11941
2387 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
hy2c56E35S
2430 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 115).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).

* 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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