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 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
150
150
200
300
400
450
250
300
300
300
300
250
200
150
200
400
km/h
85
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
85
W
85
WSW
80
SW
85
WSW
115
WSW
110
WSW
115
WSW
115
WSW
80
WSW
70
WNW
85
W
45
W
60
WSW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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8
5
2
4
2
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
12
3
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-11
-14
-19
-20
-25
-18
-17
-18
-15
-7
-4
-4
-3
-8
-14
-21
min °C
-19
-12
-18
-19
-26
-27
-20
-20
-20
-18
-14
-5
-5
-6
-11
-18
-25
 chill °C
-37
-28
-37
-38
-47
-49
-38
-40
-41
-38
-32
-18
-16
-19
-23
-34
-44
Freezing level m
100
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1550
1750
200
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-12-16-19-23-26-19-19-19-17-11-5-5-5-10-16-23-13-9-12-15-18-21-16-15-15-14-9-3-2-2-7-13-18-8-6-5-8-12-12-11-9-8-8-6-112-3-9-111220-3-3-100000242-1-2
Sunrise
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
6:07
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
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—
6:15
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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.
52 minutes ago
3°C
-
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 330).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
52 minutes ago
-11°C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
2611 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
SHIP15931
2736 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
29
Moderate winds from the SW
(29 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP8622
2736 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 220).
SHIP10124
2736 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
29
Moderate winds from the SW
(29 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP3835
2736 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 220).
SHIP696
2736 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 220).

* 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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