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 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
250
700
250
650
300
250
300
350
200
200
350
200
km/h
100
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
35
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
60
NW
70
NW
65
W
75
W
80
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5
4
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1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-7
-6
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-3
-6
-8
-8
 chill °C
-22
-20
-20
-20
-17
-14
-7
-13
-14
-15
-13
-11
-13
-18
-21
-21
Freezing level m
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
100
150
200
300
550
550
150
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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4:22
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4:20
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4:18
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4:16
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4:15
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Sunset
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7:15
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7:17
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7:20
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7:22
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7:23
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kerguelen)
476 km NW
30m alt.
37 minutes ago
4°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
ASCATC60E60S
1115 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC61E60S
1117 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC59E59S
1122 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC58E58S
1137 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC58E59S
1152 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC59E60S
1153 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC57E58S
1163 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC57E57S
1165 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC60E61S
1167 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 250).
- 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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