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 Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
150
200
300
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
200
km/h
75
W
105
W
100
WSW
95
SW
105
WSW
110
WSW
130
WSW
140
WSW
130
WSW
140
WSW
145
WSW
150
WSW
135
WSW
90
WSW
65
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
16
2
2
4
2
2
5
4
3
14
3
2
1
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5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-7
-19
-25
-26
-22
-11
-8
-7
-4
-6
-6
-9
-11
-13
-17
min °C
-8
-12
-23
-27
-26
-25
-20
-10
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-13
-15
-22
 chill °C
-22
-28
-44
-49
-49
-47
-39
-26
-22
-22
-23
-26
-26
-29
-30
-38
Freezing level m
1750
100
0
0
0
0
50
250
650
600
1350
500
100
50
50
0
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Sunrise
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
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Sunset
—
—
6:15
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6:17
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6:20
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6:22
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6:23
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
54 minutes ago
9°C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 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)
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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
ASCATC45E60S
1920 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC45E61S
1923 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC44E59S
1963 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC44E60S
1963 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC44E61S
1967 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 293).
- 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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