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 Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
350
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
150
350
300
400
250
250
300
250
km/h
95
WSW
70
W
45
W
50
WSW
70
W
90
W
80
WSW
90
WNW
95
W
105
WNW
100
WNW
80
WSW
90
WSW
110
WSW
120
SW
85
WSW
105
WSW
140
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
1
8
5
1
4
1
4
7
2
2
5
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-18
-15
-14
-12
-9
-9
-14
-19
-20
-22
-28
-24
-15
-14
-9
-6
min °C
-21
-20
-19
-17
-14
-14
-13
-11
-20
-21
-21
-29
-29
-27
-22
-14
-9
-8
 chill °C
-41
-38
-36
-31
-28
-30
-29
-26
-39
-41
-41
-52
-52
-51
-42
-31
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
50
50
100
100
350
300
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
200
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:01
6:00
5:56
5:54
5:52
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:04

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
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.
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
-24°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
89
Stormy winds from the E
(89 kph at 80).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
3043 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5798
3597 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 60).
17.7 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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