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 Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
250
300
300
300
350
350
400
250
200
250
250
250
200
km/h
150
WSW
160
WSW
140
WSW
155
WSW
175
W
100
W
115
W
125
WSW
85
SW
50
W
65
WNW
110
NW
115
WNW
100
W
70
W
85
WNW
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
9
3
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
1
2
1
-5
-7
-11
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-7
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-2
-3
0
2
-4
-7
-9
-16
-9
-7
-7
-5
-4
-17
-20
-20
-23
 chill °C
-15
-16
-12
-9
-18
-21
-24
-35
-24
-19
-18
-17
-17
-35
-38
-38
-41
Freezing level m
800
1800
2900
3100
1200
550
400
0
0
0
650
1600
1250
150
100
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-312-2-6-8-14-9-7-7-5-4-12-20-20-22-1-1350-4-6-12-7-5-4-2-1-9-14-14-1611462-1-3-7-4-3-122-4-7-6-822333221-1-11452110
Sunrise
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
6:27
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:36
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Mawson Peak or Heard Pk Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
49 minutes ago
6°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
-19°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
Alfred Faure (Iles Crozet)
1719 km W
146m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
49 minutes ago
-21°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
49 minutes ago
-8°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
49 minutes ago
-16°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: scattered
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Light drizzle and rain.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB119E59S
2882 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB119E58S
2901 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB120E63S
2904 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 91).
- 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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