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 Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
250
350
250
350
500
450
300
400
400
400
250
200
250
250
100
km/h
80
W
70
W
40
WNW
55
SW
55
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
55
WNW
50
W
40
WNW
90
SW
40
W
110
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
5
2
—
—
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
5
1
2
—
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-7
-7
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-5
-3
1
-7
-6
-3
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
 chill °C
-22
-22
-20
-21
-24
-22
-16
-20
-20
-24
-22
-20
-15
-15
-17
-19
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
1000
100
100
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-17-19-18-16-18-20-21-25-22-20-17-11-10-12-18-13-13-16-14-14-14-14-15-16-17-19-18-16-14-9-8-8-13-11-10-9-9-8-8-11-11-11-11-10-11-10-9-6-4-3-7-7-5000-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-10112112
Sunrise
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 1000 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
ASCATB74E53S
42 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB74E52S
72 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB73E53S
73 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB75E53S
79 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB72E53S
82 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB73E52S
87 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB75E52S
104 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB76E53S
150 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB74E54S
155 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB76E52S
156 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 267).
- 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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