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 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
300
250
200
150
200
250
200
200
100
200
250
200
200
200
250
300
300
km/h
60
SW
75
SW
85
WSW
105
NW
80
W
135
WSW
110
W
115
W
55
NW
50
W
55
SW
70
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
65
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
—
5
9
2
2
1
10
6
1
5
2
2
5
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-18
-10
-11
-11
-14
-15
-17
-11
-18
-16
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
-22
-17
min °C
-25
-22
-17
-11
-15
-16
-17
-18
-16
-19
-18
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-43
-40
-32
-25
-31
-34
-36
-37
-29
-36
-33
-36
-38
-41
-41
-42
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
50
450
100
50
200
100
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-20-14-11-13-15-16-18-14-19-17-20-21-22-23-23-22-20-19-16-12-7-10-12-12-14-11-14-12-15-16-17-17-17-17-16-11-9-8-2-6-8-7-7-7-7-6-9-10-9-10-10-9-10-2-1122111111-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
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—
6:49
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—
6:51
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—
6:52
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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 Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
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.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Martin DE Vivies (Ile Amsterdam)
1730 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB110E61S
2319 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB110E60S
2357 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB111E60S
2374 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB111E61S
2384 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB111E62S
2405 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 101).
- 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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