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 Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
550
450
450
300
350
300
250
200
250
250
300
150
150
100
200
250
km/h
75
SW
70
SW
55
SW
55
SW
45
W
55
WNW
60
NNW
95
NNW
85
WNW
110
WNW
100
W
60
NNW
80
NW
90
NNW
80
NW
100
SW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
2
—
—
6
9
4
4
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-18
-15
-13
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
-7
-6
-2
-4
-15
-11
-16
min °C
-22
-20
-17
-14
-11
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-4
-13
-15
-13
-17
 chill °C
-40
-38
-32
-28
-23
-18
-17
-18
-17
-18
-22
-20
-16
-29
-32
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
250
900
950
2050
700
350
650
2350
1400
250
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-19-16-14-9-7-6-5-4-5-8-7-3-9-15-12-17-17-16-15-12-6-4-3-3-1-2-6-51-4-11-10-13-10-10-9-8-3-1-1131-3-152-5-7-7-1-1001002431145211
Sunrise
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW 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)
475 km NW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 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)
1731 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
SHIP11017
1896 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(97 kph at 100).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
SHIP9059
1900 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(97 kph at 100).
SHIP11595
1900 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(98 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP7152
1900 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(97 kph at 100).
SHIP9971
1900 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(97 kph at 100).
SHIP3499
1900 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
97
Stormy winds from the E
(97 kph at 100).

* 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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