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 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
150
250
250
350
300
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
200
km/h
100
NW
95
NNW
115
NNW
105
WNW
85
W
55
SW
50
W
80
W
80
W
80
W
80
WSW
80
SW
115
W
115
WSW
85
SW
60
WSW
50
W
105
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
5
1
4
2
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—
2
1
1
2
—
1
1
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-4
-15
-17
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-18
-11
-11
-11
-8
-6
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-2
-14
-16
-18
-17
-13
-16
-17
-17
-20
-19
-11
-12
-9
-8
-4
-7
 chill °C
-16
-13
-32
-34
-36
-33
-25
-32
-34
-34
-38
-37
-26
-29
-23
-20
-14
-21
Freezing level m
2400
2300
550
150
0
0
0
100
50
50
100
0
400
300
450
1100
1400
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-9-16-18-16-13-15-17-17-19-15-11-12-9-7-4-612-7-12-14-14-13-12-14-14-15-12-7-9-6-4-2-346-2-7-7-10-9-8-8-8-8-6-3-4-301146311-1011111222124
Sunrise
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:31
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—
4:28
—
—
Sunset
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:06
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—
7:07
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—
7:09
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC19E57S
3437 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC19E56S
3455 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC18E57S
3483 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- 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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