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 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
150
500
1700
350
350
400
400
350
200
300
300
300
300
250
350
250
km/h
50
WNW
45
W
45
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
70
WSW
100
W
100
W
110
WSW
95
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
100
W
110
W
105
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
-20
-18
-7
-3
-3
-5
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-18
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-21
-19
-16
-3
-4
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-17
-21
 chill °C
-33
-32
-34
-33
-34
-33
-37
-35
-30
-15
-16
-34
-35
-37
-38
-35
-36
-41
Freezing level m
50
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
950
1600
50
0
0
0
50
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-19-21-22-22-21-19-12-3-4-11-17-18-18-17-17-19-14-14-14-16-16-17-16-16-9-2-1-9-14-15-15-13-13-15-8-8-7-8-9-9-10-10-5-11-6-9-9-9-7-7-8001000-1-1023100-1010
Sunrise
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
Sunset
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55

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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
hy2c104E50S
2162 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c103E48S
2170 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c104E49S
2172 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c102E47S
2182 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c105E50S
2182 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c102E46S
2187 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c105E51S
2188 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 250).
- 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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