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 Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
500
500
350
300
300
300
250
200
200
300
km/h
90
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
65
SW
70
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
55
WNW
70
NW
100
NNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
100
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
—
—
1
1
—
—
4
7
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-20
-22
-22
-23
-19
-18
-16
-15
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-12
min °C
-19
-19
-21
-22
-23
-23
-21
-18
-16
-16
-12
-6
-6
-7
-5
-9
-14
 chill °C
-38
-36
-38
-39
-42
-42
-39
-34
-31
-31
-24
-16
-17
-21
-17
-23
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
350
800
950
950
1550
600
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-21-22-23-23-20-18-16-16-10-6-6-6-5-7-13-14-14-16-17-17-17-16-16-14-12-7-4-3-3-2-4-10-7-9-9-10-10-10-10-11-10-6-3-10030-50-1-1-1-1-1-1-1011112431
Sunrise
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:59
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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 280).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 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.
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
-11°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
hy2b75E35S
2022 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b72E35S
2042 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b76E35S
2043 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b73E35S
2047 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b74E35S
2062 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
- 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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