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 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
300
250
250
200
200
350
450
400
500
350
300
400
250
km/h
90
NW
95
NW
75
W
65
W
70
W
70
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
55
W
60
SW
70
SW
35
WSW
5
NNW
25
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
3
1
—
3
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-5
-14
-15
-15
-16
-14
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-11
min °C
-1
-2
-11
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
 chill °C
-12
-13
-25
-30
-30
-33
-33
-32
-30
-28
-29
-28
-20
-19
-28
-31
-30
-29
Freezing level m
2150
1600
250
50
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
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Sunrise
5:11
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—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
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Sunset
—
6:34
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—
6:36
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—
6:37
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—
6:39
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—
6:42
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—
6:44
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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mawson Peak or Heard Pk at the specific elevation of 2000 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
ASCATC73E53S
75 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC73E52S
93 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC73E54S
112 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC72E53S
129 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC72E52S
146 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC72E54S
191 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC73E51S
201 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC71E53S
204 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC71E52S
213 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC72E51S
232 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 352).
- 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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