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 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
200
200
200
150
200
250
400
300
300
250
250
300
250
300
300
km/h
95
WSW
65
NW
80
NNW
85
NW
120
NW
95
NW
90
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
80
W
85
WSW
80
W
95
WSW
85
SW
125
WSW
115
WSW
95
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
2
1
1
3
3
—
—
3
1
3
3
7
2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-2
-1
-3
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
-17
-16
-17
-11
-10
-10
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-3
-2
-12
-16
-16
-17
-13
-16
-18
-17
-18
-19
-10
-10
-10
 chill °C
-19
-19
-15
-13
-29
-34
-32
-32
-25
-32
-36
-34
-36
-37
-26
-27
-26
Freezing level m
500
900
2300
2300
1000
150
0
0
0
100
50
100
100
0
350
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-3-2-8-16-16-16-13-15-18-17-18-15-10-10-9-4-4-13-5-12-13-14-13-13-14-13-13-12-8-7-6-1037-1-7-7-10-9-8-8-8-7-7-4-2-22246410-1011111122
Sunrise
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
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—
7:07
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
60 km
Mid: few
SHIP6872
617 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
- km
Mawson
1709 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SSE
(91 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3392
619 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
- km
SHIP384
619 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
SHIP5574
619 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SSE
(91 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.

* 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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