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 Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
250
300
500
500
500
350
350
300
250
km/h
100
WSW
95
WSW
60
WNW
105
W
95
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
60
SW
60
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
NNW
50
NNW
65
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
11
2
4
5
2
2
4
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-14
-12
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-22
-19
-17
-15
-15
-12
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-21
-21
-17
-20
-19
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-18
-16
-15
-15
-11
-8
-7
 chill °C
-41
-41
-36
-39
-38
-36
-36
-40
-40
-41
-39
-35
-30
-28
-27
-11
-18
-19
Freezing level m
0
50
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-18-15-20-19-19-20-22-22-22-20-18-16-15-14-10-8-6-15-13-11-15-14-14-16-17-17-17-16-16-15-13-10-7-5-3-8-8-6-8-7-8-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-8-5-4-2-110100-1-1-1-1-1-1-200-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
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—
6:57
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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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

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
9°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Mawson
1713 km S
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SSE
(91 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
1739 km S
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
Syowa
2491 km S
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2493 km SE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2550 km SE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
ASCATC33E57S
2609 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
- km
2620 km WSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
20 km
ASCATC33E56S
2626 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC32E61S
2635 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 15).
- 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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