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 Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
250
200
200
200
250
300
350
550
400
300
300
300
250
200
200
300
km/h
115
W
95
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
30
WNW
50
NW
70
NNW
40
N
40
S
50
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-8
-7
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-5
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-23
-21
-23
-21
-22
-24
-22
-23
-22
-20
-17
-14
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
450
400
350
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-18-21-22-22-22-21-19-16-15-12-7-6-7-10-9-10-15-14-14-16-17-17-17-16-16-15-12-8-5-4-3-6-6-6-8-7-9-9-9-10-9-10-11-10-7-4-2-1-1-2-3-200-1-1-1-1-10-1-100001212
Sunrise
4:52
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

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
hy2c74E53S
80 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c74E52S
84 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c73E53S
87 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c72E53S
97 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c73E54S
99 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c74E54S
100 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c73E52S
100 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c75E53S
110 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c75E54S
131 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c72E54S
137 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 292).
- 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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