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 Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
150
200
150
200
250
350
300
250
250
250
300
km/h
75
NW
80
WNW
100
WSW
65
NW
90
NW
95
NW
125
NNW
75
NW
65
WSW
55
SW
65
W
90
W
95
W
90
W
90
W
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
1
—
2
1
4
2
4
3
—
—
2
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-5
-1
0
-3
-17
-16
-13
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-14
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-7
-4
-1
-15
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-16
-12
-33
-35
-30
-32
-26
-28
-32
-33
-34
-35
Freezing level m
1800
1500
500
650
2400
2500
550
200
200
0
0
150
200
200
100
100
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Sunrise
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
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7:06
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon 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.
50 minutes ago
8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°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.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
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
-14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
ASCATC39E60S
2253 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC38E60S
2292 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC38E61S
2301 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC38E59S
2305 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC37E61S
2345 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 226).
- 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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