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 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
150
150
150
200
200
200
250
300
250
200
300
200
150
200
300
km/h
35
WSW
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
75
WSW
75
W
75
SSW
70
WSW
60
W
45
W
35
WNW
55
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
30
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
6
2
2
4
2
4
1
5
10
1
4
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-22
-23
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-19
-18
-21
-26
-20
-19
-21
-18
-19
-20
-21
-23
-23
 chill °C
-26
-28
-32
-35
-34
-39
-46
-37
-35
-38
-30
-34
-34
-32
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
100
250
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-18-18-20-23-19-18-20-18-19-20-20-23-23-12-12-11-13-14-16-18-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-17-18-9-7-6-7-8-11-11-9-10-8-8-8-7-8-9-10-21210-2-2-1-10011-1-1-1
Sunrise
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
Sunset
5:42
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:49

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

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
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC43E61S
2050 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC42E61S
2083 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC42E60S
2093 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC41E61S
2116 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATC41E60S
2135 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 150).
- 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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