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 Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
550
450
250
200
250
250
400
250
350
400
250
250
250
200
200
200
150
km/h
50
SSW
45
SSW
70
W
75
W
75
W
115
W
65
W
45
WSW
55
SW
75
SW
85
WSW
80
W
35
W
60
W
80
W
85
W
80
W
100
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
2
1
1
3
1
7
3
2
5
 mm
max °C
-19
-16
-5
-3
-3
-4
-12
-16
-18
-22
-18
-18
-16
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-20
-18
-13
-3
-3
-11
-13
-16
-20
-24
-23
-20
-17
-14
-14
-14
-13
-22
 chill °C
-35
-33
-24
-14
-14
-26
-27
-31
-38
-44
-42
-38
-30
-27
-30
-30
-28
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
1100
1800
200
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
150
300
200
150
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
1570 km S
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
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
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
122
Extremely windy from the NE
(122 kph at 50).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 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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