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 Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
500
400
400
250
250
200
200
200
200
100
150
250
250
250
250
200
km/h
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
80
SW
85
WSW
100
NW
80
W
135
WSW
105
W
115
W
85
WNW
110
SSW
85
SW
80
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
1
1
—
6
8
3
2
—
23
2
2
2
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-25
-23
-20
-10
-10
-11
-14
-16
-12
-10
-17
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-22
-25
-25
-22
-17
-11
-16
-16
-18
-16
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-24
 chill °C
-38
-42
-43
-40
-33
-26
-32
-34
-37
-34
-39
-36
-38
-37
-36
-38
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
400
100
100
150
150
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
Sunset
6:42
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—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
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6:51
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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)
476 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
hy2c49E57S
1616 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c48E57S
1660 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c48E58S
1706 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 348).
- km
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: few
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
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
-12°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
hy2c47E58S
1752 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c46E58S
1787 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
- 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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