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 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
250
150
200
300
600
400
400
550
300
400
250
250
150
200
km/h
65
W
65
W
75
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
55
WNW
80
WSW
70
SW
55
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
70
SW
70
WSW
105
WNW
150
WSW
140
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
3
2
1
9
2
1
1
—
—
—
2
—
—
9
7
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-21
-21
-20
-16
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-11
-10
-6
-10
min °C
-20
-21
-23
-22
-18
-18
-18
-24
-24
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-11
-9
-12
 chill °C
-37
-38
-42
-42
-37
-35
-35
-43
-42
-31
-30
-33
-35
-36
-34
-27
-26
-30
Freezing level m
100
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
800
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-21-22-21-17-17-18-22-22-19-19-19-19-19-15-11-8-11-14-15-17-16-15-13-14-18-18-16-16-16-16-16-12-8-5-8-7-8-9-9-9-7-8-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-4-2-311-10010-2-2-2-2-1-1-10132
Sunrise
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:36
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
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—
6:45
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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, 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.
52 minutes ago
3°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
111
Extremely windy from the SE
(111 kph at 140).
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
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB113E62S
2489 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 209).
- km
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB113E61S
2523 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB114E61S
2541 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 203).
- 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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