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 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Tue morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
150
600
450
300
150
150
150
250
400
300
250
250
300
250
km/h
80
W
110
WNW
135
NW
145
NW
85
W
80
W
85
WNW
100
NW
75
WNW
65
W
75
SW
90
SW
95
WSW
120
WSW
115
WSW
110
WSW
110
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
17
13
1
8
4
4
5
2
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-6
-7
-10
-19
-19
-19
-12
-12
-17
-19
-20
-18
-17
-16
-13
-6
min °C
-10
-8
-9
-12
-26
-24
-20
-14
-15
-18
-27
-24
-19
-18
-17
-14
-11
 chill °C
-23
-21
-25
-30
-47
-44
-38
-30
-31
-34
-48
-44
-38
-38
-36
-32
-27
Freezing level m
350
600
850
200
0
0
100
200
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:45
5:43
5:39
Sunset
6:04
6:06
6:07
6:08
6:10
6:13

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1715 km W
146m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7656
1796 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
Syowa
2482 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 80).
SHIP6239
1796 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(51 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP9216
1796 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
SHIP3204
1796 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 80).
Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
2931 km NW
285m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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